天下 tiānxià

1. tiānxià proper noun the territory ruled by the emperor; China
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In historic times (Guoyu '天下' 1)
2. tiānxià noun authority over China
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '天下' 2)
3. tiānxià noun the world
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '天下' 3)

Contained in

• 平天下 to pacify the country
• 秦并天下(秦並天下) Qin united the empire
• 挟天子以令天下(挾天子以令天下) (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
• 天下之患 the misfortunes of the world
• 之于天下也(之於天下也) with regards to the empire
• 天下乌鸦一般黑(天下烏鴉一般黑) all crows are black; evil people are bad all over the world
• 天下无双(天下無雙) there is only one under heaven; unique
• 天下大乱(天下大亂) the whole country in rebellion
• 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐(先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂) The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later.
• 天下之忧(天下之憂) the concerns of the world
• 天下为一(天下為一) to unite the nation
• 天下第一 first under heaven; number one in the country
• 争天下 competes for the world
• 天下无敌(天下無敵) unrivaled in the land
• 天下没有不散的筵席(天下沒有不散的筵席) all good things must come to an end
• 天下事 everything under heaven
• 天下无难事，只怕有心人(天下無難事，只怕有心人) nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set
• 澄清天下 to pacify the land
• 滑天下之大稽 to be the most ridiculous thing in the world
• 包打天下 to run everything; to monopolize the whole business; not allow anyone else to have a look in
• 定天下 to give a universal command
• 治天下 to rule everything under Heaven
• 名满天下(名滿天下) world famous
• 天下兴亡，匹夫有责(天下興亡，匹夫有責) The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone . Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
• 天下逾炽(天下逾熾) the land became more inflamed
• 昨天下午 yesterday afternoon
• 远见．天下文化事业群(遠見．天下文化事業群) Global Views - Commonwealth Publishing Group
• 威震天下 to inspire awe everywhere
• 无敌于天下(無敵於天下) unrivaled in the land
• 横行天下(橫行天下) to run wild throughout the land
• 普天下 throughout the world
• 独步天下(獨步天下) unrivaled in the land
• 兼善天下 benevolence spreads over the world
• 秀才不出门，全知天下事(秀才不出門，全知天下事) a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world
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• 富甲天下 exceedingly wealthy
• 一统天下(一統天下) to unify the empire
• 秀才不出门，能知天下事(秀才不出門，能知天下事) a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world
• 扫除天下(掃除天下) to sweep away evil; to purge (the world of crime)
• 甲天下 first under Heaven
• 天下大势(天下大勢) world situation
• 天下太平 the whole world at peace; peace and prosperity
• 打天下 to seize power; to conquer the world; to establish and expand a business; to carve out a career for oneself
• 天下豪富 rich and powerful people throughout the land
• 威振天下 to inspire awe everywhere
• 唯恐天下不乱(唯恐天下不亂) to wish for the whole world to be in chaos

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Truncated for common words

• Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 111
• 《秦始皇本紀》 Annals of Qin Shi Huang Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 89
• 卷五十一 志第四 天文四 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Astronomy 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 66
• 卷三　秦一 Chapter 3: Qin I Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 64
• 卷20　志第15 天文中 Volume 20 Treatises 15: Astronomy 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 63
• 正論篇第十八 Chapter 18: Discussion on Proper Judgements Xunzi 荀子 — count: 58
• 卷二 魏書二 文帝紀 Volume 2: Book of Wei 2 - Annals of Emperor Wen Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 53
• 《中庸章句》 Commentary on Doctrine of the Mean Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 53
• 《離婁章句上》 Commentary on Li Lou I Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 52
• 卷四十三 志第二十三: 職官二 Volume 43 Treatises 23: Government Service 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 52

Collocations

• 天下诸侯 (天下諸侯) 天下諸侯宜為君者 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 11
• 天下有道 (天下有道) 天下有道 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 7
• 天下大 (天下大) 天下大定 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 武成 Zhou Shu - Successful Completion of the War — count: 5
• 天下国家 (天下國家) 故天下國家可得而正也 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《禮運》 Ceremonial Usages; their Origins, Development, and Intention — count: 5
• 失天下 (失天下) 失天下也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
• 天下至诚 (天下至誠) 唯天下至誠 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《中庸》 The State of Equilibrium and Harmony, also known as the Doctrine of the Mean — count: 3
• 天下记 (天下記) 為天下記異也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
• 天下戮 (天下戮) 則必可以無為天下戮笑 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3
• 听天下 (聽天下) 聖人南面而聽天下 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《大傳》 The Great Treatise — count: 3
• 率天下 (率天下) 遂率天下諸侯 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《大傳》 The Great Treatise — count: 3