tiān
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Basic Meaning

n
sky
天空。
Words:
顶天立地天空青天天穹苍天
Antonyms:
Sentences:
  1. (tiān)(kōng)(hěn)(lán)
    The sky is very blue.
  2. ()()(huān)(kàn)(tiān)(kōng)(zhōng)(de)(yún)
    I like to watch the clouds in the sky.
adj
top; overhead
used to describe something positioned at the top or suspended in the air
位置在顶部的;凌空架设的。
Words:
天窗天棚天桥天线天梯
Sentences:
  1. (zhè)(ge)(fáng)(jiān)(yǒu)()(ge)(tiān)(chuāng)
    This room has a skylight.
  2. ()(men)(zǒu)(guò)()(zuò)(tiān)(qiáo)
    We walked over that overhead bridge.
n
day; daytime
日,一昼夜,或专指白天。
Words:
今天白天黑夜一整天明天每天
Sentences:
  1. (jīn)(tiān)(tiān)()(hěn)(hǎo)
    The weather is very good today.
  2. ()(míng)(tiān)(yào)()(běi)(jīng)
    I will go to Beijing tomorrow.
q
measure word for days
used to count days
用于计算天数。
Words:
每天第二天三天三夜七天七夜
Sentences:
  1. ()(měi)(tiān)(xué)()(hàn)()
    I study Chinese every day.
  2. ()(men)(wán)(le)(sān)(tiān)
    We played for three days.
n
part of the day
used to refer to a specific period within a day
(~儿)一天里的某一段。
Words:
三更天五更天上半天下半天
Sentences:
  1. (shàng)(bàn)(tiān)()(dōu)(zài)(gōng)(zuò)
    I worked all morning.
  2. (xià)(bàn)(tiān)()(men)()(gōng)(yuán)
    We will go to the park in the afternoon.
n
season
季节,时节。
Words:
夏天春天秋天冬天三九天
Sentences:
  1. (xià)(tiān)(hěn)()
    Summer is very hot.
  2. ()()(huān)(chūn)(tiān)(de)(huā)
    I like the flowers in spring.
n
weather; climate
天气。气候。
Words:
天冷阴天天晴晴天连阴天
Sentences:
  1. (jīn)(tiān)(tiān)(qíng)
    It's sunny today.
  2. (míng)(tiān)()(néng)(huì)(tiān)(lěng)
    It might be cold tomorrow.
adj
natural; innate
自然的,天生的。
Words:
天性天险天然天资天足
Sentences:
  1. ()(yǒu)(tiān)(shēng)(de)(yīn)(yuè)(cái)(néng)
    She has a natural talent for music.
  2. (zhè)(shì)(tiān)(rán)(de)(shuǐ)
    This is natural water.
n
nature
自然界。
Words:
天灾人定胜天改天换地天灾人祸
Sentences:
  1. (tiān)(zāi)(hěn)(nán)()()
    Natural disasters are hard to predict.
n
something one relies on for survival
literary usage
〈书〉指赖以生存的事物。
Sentences:
  1. (shuǐ)(shì)(shēng)(mìng)(de)(tiān)
    Water is the sustenance of life.
n
heaven; gods; deities
used in religious or superstitious contexts
迷信的人指神佛仙人或他们所住的地方。
Words:
天堂老天爷天国天庭归天
Sentences:
  1. ()(xiāng)(xìn)(yǒu)(tiān)(táng)
    He believes in heaven.
  2. (lǎo)(tiān)()(bǎo)(yòu)()(men)
    May the gods bless us.
n
emperor; father; husband
historical usage
古代用来称君主、父亲或丈夫等。
Words:
天廷天兵
Sentences:
  1. (zài)()(dài)(tiān)(tíng)(dài)(biǎo)(huáng)()
    In ancient times, the emperor was represented by the heavenly court.
n
the creator; fate
used in superstitious or religious contexts
迷信的人指万物的主宰;造物者。
Words:
天意天机老天保佑
Sentences:
  1. (tiān)()(nán)()
    Fate is hard to predict.
  2. (lǎo)(tiān)(bǎo)(yòu)()(qiè)(shùn)()
    May the creator bless everything to go smoothly.

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