天 tiān
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tiān
noun
day
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: time
Notes: For example, 昨天 yesterday (CC-CEDICT '天'; FE '天' 4, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 2; GHC '天' 7). -
tiān
measure word
day
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: For example, in spoken Chinese, 你帮几天忙好了 'Please help for a few days' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176; CC-CEDICT '天'; FE '天' 4, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 10) -
tiān
noun
heaven
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
Notes: Heaven is understood to be above the human world. For example, 天人合一 'the harmonious oneness of Heaven and humanity' (Yao 2000, p. 140; FE '天' 2, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 8; Kroll 2015 '天' 2). -
tiān
noun
nature
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 天然 (FE '天' 3, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 6; Kroll 2015 '天' 4; GHC '天' 2). -
tiān
noun
sky
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Nature
Notes: In the sense of 天空, for example, 蓝天 'blue sky.' (XHW 2016-02-04; CC-CEDICT '天'; FE '天' 1, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n, 1; Kroll 2015 '天' 1; GHC '天' 1). -
tiān
noun
weather
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 天气 (FE '天' 5, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 5; Kroll 2015 '天' 1a; GHC '天' 6). -
tiān
noun
father; husband
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '天' 6, p. 276) -
tiān
noun
a necessity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '天' 7, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 9) -
tiān
noun
season
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 春天 spring (Guoyu '天' n 4) -
tiān
noun
destiny
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 富贵在天 wealth and nobility are decided by destiny (Guoyu '天' n 7) -
tiān
adjective
very high; sky high [prices]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '天' adj 2) -
tiān
adverb
very
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 很 or 非常 (Guoyu '天' adv)
Contained in
- 信天翁 albatross
- 破天荒 to occur for the first time; to be unprecedented
- 间两天(間兩天) every third day
- 天星码头(天星碼頭) Star Ferry terminal, Hong Kong
- 天下文化 Commonwealth Publishing Co., Ltd
- 大天鹅(大天鵝) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
- 干马天尼(乾馬天尼) dry martini
- 天鹅(天鵝) swan
- 插天 jutting into the sky
- 戴盆望天 viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head; it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations
- 天际(天際) horizon
- 知天知地 know Heaven and earth
- 鍊石补天(鍊石補天) fashionging blocks of stones, for the repair of the heavens
- 甲天下 first under Heaven
- 也有今天 to get one's just deserts; to serve somebody right; to get one's share of (good or bad things); every dog has its day
- 独步天下(獨步天下) unrivaled in the land
- 夫风者,天地之气(夫風者,天地之氣) Wind is a spirit of Heaven and Earth
- 抢地呼天(搶地呼天) to knock one's head on the ground and screen to the heavens
- 天然纤维(天然纖維) natural fiber
- 天坛座(天壇座) Ara
- 天阻 steep, mountainous terrain
- 逃税天堂(逃稅天堂) tax haven
- 天仙子 henbane; black henbane; stinking nightshade
- 天煞孤星 bane of others' existence
- 漏水转浑天仪(漏水轉渾天儀) water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)
- 冲天(沖天) to soar; to rocket
- 一手遮天 to hide the sky with one hand; to hide the truth from the masses
- 天之制 the system of Heaven
- 热火朝天(熱火朝天) in full swing; (in a) frenzy; buzzing with activity
- 天课(天課) Zakat
- 感天动地(感天動地) deeply affecting
- 日本天皇 Emperor of Japan
- 据守天险(據守天險) to guard a natural stronghold
- 滔天 filling the sky
- 九天 Ninth Heaven
- 后天性(後天性) acquired (characteristic etc)
- 航天中心 space center
- 每天 every day; everyday
- 威振天下 to inspire awe everywhere
- 五十而知天命 at fifty, I understood the mandate of heaven
- 天雨路滑 roads are slippery due to rain
- 天使报喜节(天使報喜節) Annunciation (Christian festival on 25th March); Lady day
- 掀天 as tall as the sky; towering
- 无敌于天下(無敵於天下) unrivaled in the land
- 浑然天成(渾然天成) to resemble nature itself; of the highest quality
- 臭气熏天(臭氣熏天) overwhelming stench
- 礼拜天(禮拜天) Sunday
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- 卷十一 志第一 天文上 Volume 11 Treatises 1: Astronomy Part One Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 219
- 卷19 志第14 天文上 Volume 19 Treatises 14: Astronomy 1 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 198
- 卷20 志第15 天文中 Volume 20 Treatises 15: Astronomy 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 176
- 卷五十一 志第四 天文四 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Astronomy 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 152
- 卷五十五 志第八 天文八 Volume 55 Treatises 8: Astronomy 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 152
- 卷五十七 志第十 天文十 Volume 57 Treatises 10: Astronomy 10 History of Song 宋史 — count: 137
- 卷六十八 志第二十一 律曆一 Volume 68 Treatises 21: Measures and Calendar 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 118
- 卷六十九 志第二十二 律曆二 Volume 69 Treatises 22: Measures and Calendar 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 107
- 卷五十八 志第十一 天文十一 Volume 58 Treatises 11: Astronomy 11 History of Song 宋史 — count: 106
- 卷五十 志第三 天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 106
Collocations
- 天降 (天降) 天降滔德 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧蕩之什‧蕩 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Dang - Dang — count: 14
- 维天 (維天) 維天有漢 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧谷風之什‧大東 Minor odes of the kingdom - Gu Feng Zhi Shen - Da Dong — count: 6
- 受天 (受天) 受天百祿 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鹿鳴之什‧天保 Minor odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Lu Ming - Tian Bao — count: 5
- 天休 (天休) 以承天休 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誥 Shang Shu - Announcement of Tang — count: 5
- 在天 (在天) 三星在天 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧唐‧綢繆 Lessons from the states - Odes of Tang - Chou Mo — count: 5
- 致天 (致天) 致天之屆 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 魯頌‧駉之什‧閟宮 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Jiong - Bi Gong — count: 5
- 天作 (天作) 天作 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧清廟之什‧天作 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Qing Miao - Tian Zuo — count: 4
- 行天 (行天) 今予惟恭行天之罰 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 禹誓(伪) Xia Shu - Yu Shi (forged) — count: 4
- 天保 (天保) 天保 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鹿鳴之什‧天保 Minor odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Lu Ming - Tian Bao — count: 4
- 戾天 (戾天) 其飛戾天 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧南有嘉魚之什‧采芑 Minor odes of the kingdom - Nan You Jia Yu Zhi Shen - Cai Qi — count: 4