天
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Definitions
- 1. day
- 2. sky
- 3. heaven
Example Sentences
1 shown明 天 ，我們會有一個數學測驗。
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Words Containing 天
all day long; the whole day
today
embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 [hòu tiān])
winter
the day before yesterday
half of the day
half the sky
summer
celestial
land under heaven
Catholicism
angel
family love and joy
natural gift
heaven and earth
paradise
scales (to weigh things)
nature
talent
astronomy
Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[jǐ nán shì], Shandong
weather
natural
natural gas
nature
naive
sky
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
antenna
gift
enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
swan
the day after tomorrow
(coll.) all day long
all day long
tomorrow
Sunday
spring (season)
yesterday
clear sky
to imagine the wildest thing
on that day
the same day
daytime
Sunday
autumn
sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
to chat
space flight
astronaut
blue sky
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[pán gǔ] creation myth
cloudy day; overcast sky
outdoors
world-shaking (idiom)
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
in a day or two
to live miles apart (idiom)
see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]
to change from day to day
lit. to hide the sky with one hand
new emperor, new officials (idiom)
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
see 三伏[sān fú]
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
morning
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
Heaven; Providence; God
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[sū háng] below (idiom)
(Buddhism) to go to the Western Paradise
afternoon
(of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable
no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth
to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
China National Petroleum Corporation
China Aerospace Corporation, forerunner of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) 中國航天科技集團公司|中国航天科技集团公司
culmination (astronomy)
the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
to reach for the stars (idiom)
Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology
(coll.) to get one's just deserts
whiteout
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
human life is beyond value (idiom)
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
man proposes, God disposes (idiom)
artificial satellite
heaven on Earth
to face upwards
Nintendo
see 三伏[sān fú]
Yu Tianbai (1937-), novelist
a style of folk music of Shaanxi
albatross (family Diomedeidae)
Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[jīn yōng] and its screen adaptations
lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[fàn zhòng yān]
congenital deficiency
to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life
congenital; intrinsic; innate
birth defect
Down syndrome; trisomy 21
nature versus nurture
the full light of day (idiom)
whole day
all-weather
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳[rú lè · fán ěr nà]
to make everyone's lives better
see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
a world of ice and snow
ATI, brand name of AMD graphics cards
Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[huáng dì]
enchanting scenery
place of charm and beauty
the day before (an event)
morning
a few days ago
Liu Tianhua (1895-1932), Chinese musician and composer
to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[bāo zhěng] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
the ten Heavenly Stems 甲[jiǎ], 乙[yǐ], 丙[bǐng], 丁[dīng], 戊[wù], 己[jǐ], 庚[gēng], 辛[xīn], 壬[rén], 癸[guǐ] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
lit. to ascend to heaven
South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[tài shān]
reach high to the sky
Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特·伯恩斯|罗伯特·伯恩斯[luó bó tè · bó ēn sī], sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell
see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng]
to be emperor by the grace of heaven; to have the mandate of heaven
to whine on for days (idiom)
Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards
see 吉人自有天相[jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng]
Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
world famous
Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director
(idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish)
fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
to wail and whine
(idiom) the cries of grief shake the heavens
to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
devoid of conscience (idiom)
devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra)
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
to reverse a desperate situation
(idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
soul and spirit of the deceased
In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
The ends of the earth
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
lit. to blame the heavens and reproach the earth
Virudhaka (one of the Heavenly Kings)
Vaisravana (one of the Heavenly Kings)
three days ago
(bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
three days from now
broad daylight
Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[sūn wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom)
the whole country in rebellion
the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
see 天下沒有不散的筵席|天下没有不散的筵席[tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí]
all good things must come to an end (idiom)
all crows are black (idiom)
there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
first under heaven
The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom)
God (in Catholicism)
Catholic
the Catholic Church
the Lamb of God
courtyard
dawn
Man and Heaven
oneness of heaven and humanity
interactions between heaven and mankind (Han Dynasty doctrine)
immortal (esp. female)
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
annuit coeptis