天 tiān

1. 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).
2. 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)
3. 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).
4. 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).
5. 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).
6. 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).
7. tiān noun father; husband
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '天' 6, p. 276)
8. tiān noun a necessity
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE '天' 7, p. 276; Guoyu '天' n 9)
9. tiān noun season
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 春天 spring (Guoyu '天' n 4)
10. 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)
11. tiān adjective very high; sky high [prices]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '天' adj 2)
12. tiān adverb very
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 很 or 非常 (Guoyu '天' adv)

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• 雨过天青(雨過天青) sky clears after rain; new hopes after a disastrous period; every cloud has a silver lining
• 天下之患 the misfortunes of the world
• 震天价响(震天價響) an earth-shaking noise
• 天险(天險) a natural stronghold
• 礼拜天(禮拜天) Sunday
• 天下太平 the whole world at peace; peace and prosperity
• 恩比天大 to be as kind and benevolent as heaven
• 天时(天時) the time; the right time; weather conditions; destiny; course of time; heaven's natural order
• 雨过天晴(雨過天晴) sky clears after rain; new hopes after a disastrous period; every cloud has a silver lining
• 重睹天日 to see the light again; delivered from oppression
• 一飞冲天(一飛沖天) to dash into the sky
• 上西天 to enter heaven; to rise to the Western Paradise
• 前半天 morning
• 天际线(天際線) skyline; horizon
• 天王 an emperor ; a god ; Tianwang
• 日月经天，江河行地(日月經天，江河行地) the sun and moon cross the sky, rivers run across the land; nature is unchangeable
• 天经地义(天經地義) right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course
• 黑背信天翁 Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
• 乐天安命(樂天安命) be happy with the will of heaven and contented with life
• 浑然天成(渾然天成) to resemble nature itself; of the highest quality
• 天演论(天演論) the theory of evolution
• 天行赤眼 acute contagious conjunctivitis (TCM)
• 天摇地动(天搖地動) earth shattering
• 乐天(樂天) carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic ; Le Tian
• 雨天 rainy day; rainy weather
• 一手遮天 to hide the sky with one hand; to hide the truth from the masses
• 人命关天(人命關天) human life is beyond value
• 吉人自有天相 Heaven helps the worthy
• 一个天南，一个地北(一個天南，一個地北) to live miles apart
• 天枢星(天樞星) alpha Ursae Majoris
• 地覆天翻 turn over earth and heaven; monumental change
• 天物 nature; natural things
• 天穿日 a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month
• 大白天 broad daylight
• 天枢(天樞) Alpha Ursae Majoris
• 天成 as if made by heaven
• 无法无天(無法無天) without regard to the law or heaven
• 天低吴楚，眼空无物(天低吳楚，眼空無物) the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see
• 天命成败(天命成敗) success and failure are determined by the mandate of heaven
• 天箭座 Sagitta
• 普天同庆(普天同慶) everybody celebrating together; universal celebration; universal rejoicing
• 宝藏天女(寶藏天女) Laksmi
• 航天 space flight
• 摩天大楼(摩天大樓) skyscraper
• 艳阳天(豔陽天) bright sunny day; blazing hot day
• 天雨顺延(天雨順延) weather permitting
• 天网恢恢，疏而不漏(天網恢恢，疏而不漏) heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape

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拨云雾见青天 、 宝光天子 、 天台山 、 天会

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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
• 卷五十五 志第八 天文八 Volume 55 Treatises 8: Astronomy 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 152
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 天休 (天休) 以承天休 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誥 Shang Shu - Announcement of Tang — count: 5
• 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
• 配天 (配天) 故推以配天焉 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧生民 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Sheng Min — 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
• 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