天堂

tiān táng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

Definitions

1. paradise
2. heaven

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 地狱 dì yù 地狱 dì yù hell opposite of heaven, meaning hell: hell

Related words

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• 仙境 xiān jìng 仙境 xiān jìng fairyland fairyland, a beautiful mythical place: fairyland

Synonyms

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• 天国 tiān guó 天国 tiān guó Kingdom of Heaven often used in religious contexts, like 天国近了 (the kingdom of heaven is near): Kingdom of Heaven

Usage notes

Collocations

Common phrase 人间天堂 (rénjiān tiāntáng) means 'paradise on earth'.

Cultural notes

In Chinese Christian contexts, 天堂 specifically refers to the Christian concept of heaven, while 天国 can mean 'kingdom of heaven'.

Example Sentences

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这个地方真像 天堂 。

This place is really like paradise.

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Words Containing 天堂

• 上有天堂，下有苏杭 上有天堂，下有苏杭 shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu sū háng: lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[sū háng] below (idiom)
• 人间天堂 人间天堂 rén jiān tiān táng: heaven on Earth
• 任天堂 任天堂 rèn tiān táng: Nintendo
• 逃税天堂 逃税天堂 táo shuì tiān táng: tax haven
• 进了天堂 进了天堂 jìn le tiān táng: to die

Child Words of 天堂

• 堂 堂 táng: (main) hall
• 天 天 tiān: day