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天下

tiān xià
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. land under heaven
  2. 2. the whole world
  3. 3. the whole of China
  4. 4. realm
  5. 5. rule

Words Containing 天下

天下大乱
tiān xià dà luàn

the whole country in rebellion

天下太平
tiān xià tài píng

the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity

秀才不出门,全知天下事
xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì

a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

天下兴亡,匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé

The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.

天下无难事,只怕有心人
tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén

there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)

秀才不出门,能知天下事
xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì

a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià

to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business

扫除天下
sǎo chú tiān xià

to sweep away evil

天下第一
tiān xià dì yī

first under heaven

普天下
pǔ tiān xià

throughout the world

先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè

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]

天下乌鸦一般黑
tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi

all crows are black (idiom)

天下没有不散的宴席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

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]

兼济天下
jiān jì tiān xià

to make everyone's lives better

平天下
píng tiān xià

to pacify the country

名满天下
míng mǎn tiān xià

world famous

滑天下之大稽
huá tiān xià zhī dà jī

to be the most ridiculous thing in the world (idiom)

冒天下之大不韪
mào tiān xià zhī dà bù wěi

see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]

打天下
dǎ tiān xià

to seize power

威震天下
wēi zhèn tiān xià

to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)

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)

唯恐天下不乱
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn

to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)

Child Words of 天下