天
Character Breakdown
Definitions
- day
- sky
- heaven
Example Sentences
今天很热。
Jīntiān hěn rè
Today is very hot
Words Containing 天
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 上天 | shàng tiān | Heaven | |
| 一半天 | yī bàn tiān | in a day or two | |
| 三九天 | sān jiǔ tiān | the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year | |
| 三伏天 | sān fú tiān | three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August) | |
| 上半天 | shàng bàn tiān | morning | |
| 上西天 | shàng xī tiān | to enter heaven | |
| 一命归天 | yī mìng guī tiān | see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1] | |
| 一天到晚 | yī tiān dào wǎn | all day long | |
| 一手遮天 | yī shǒu zhē tiān | lit. to hide the sky with one hand | |
| 一柱擎天 | yī zhù qíng tiān | lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom) |
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Related Words
一人得道,鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)— lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→一步登天(yī bù dēng tiān)— reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
→三官大帝(sān guān dà dì)— the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)
→上天(shàng tiān)— Heaven
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