晴天

qíng tiān
HSK 2Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

n
The general term for good weather. It is the opposite of '阴天'. In the idiom '晴天霹雳', it retains its literal meaning to form a metaphor for a sudden shock.
a clear/sunny day; (in meteorology) a day with cloud cover below 1/10, the opposite of an overcast day.
晴朗的天气;气象上专指中云层的覆盖面低于1/10的天气（跟“阴天”相对）。
Words:
晴天霹雳
Synonyms:
好天艳阳天
Antonyms:
阴天雨天
Sentences:
  1. 周(zhōu)末(mò)是(shì)晴(qíng)天(tiān)，我(wǒ)们(men)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)野(yě)餐(cān)吧(ba)。
    The weekend is supposed to be sunny, let's go for a picnic in the park.
  2. 一(yī)连(lián)下(xià)了(le)几(jǐ)天(tiān)雨(yǔ)，今(jīn)天(tiān)终(zhōng)于(yú)等(děng)来(lái)了(le)一(yī)个(ge)晴(qíng)天(tiān)。
    It rained for several days in a row; we finally got a clear day today.
  3. 这(zhè)个(ge)消(xiāo)息(xi)对(duì)他(tā)来(lái)说(shuō)，简(jiǎn)直(zhí)就(jiù)是(shì)晴(qíng)天(tiān)霹(pī)雳(lì)。
    This news was a bolt from the blue to him.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 2
qíng晴

sunny; clear (of sky)

HSK 1
tiān天

sky