天 (tin1 | tian1) : sky, heaven

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天

tin1

tian1

/tin1/
[1] sky, Tian [2] top of one's head [3] nature, natural

[國]:/tian1/
[n] day

Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 大 (#37)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

天

Don't confuse with:
夭夫

This word has been viewed 33843 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Jun 2010 19:19

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天經地義 tin1 ging1 dei6 ji6 tian1 jing1 di4 yi4 = (in line with what's) right and proper

白天 baak6 tin1 bai2 tian1 = daytime 國

天地 tin1 dei6 tian1 di4 = the world, universe

天天 tin1 tin1 tian1 tian1 = everyday 國

天氣 tin1 hei3 tian1 qi4 = weather

夏天 haa6 tin1 xia4 tian1 = summer

每天 mui5 tin1 mei3 tian1 = every day, each day 國

星期天 sing1 kei4 tin1 xing1 qi1 tian1 (PRC), xing1 qi2 tian1 (Taiwan) = Sunday 國

冬天 dung1 tin1 dong1 tian1 = winter

秋天 cau1 tin1 qiu1 tian1 = fall; autumn
See all 434 compounds (CantoDict reports 448 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 31 examples containing 天

一個星期有七天。
There are seven days in a week.

北京的天氣怎麼樣？國
How's the weather in Beijing?

今日天氣好好。粵
Today's weather is nice.

北京嗰度嘅天氣點樣？粵
How's the weather over there in Beijing?
[The 嗰度 is optional.]

當天應該得七歲。粵
That day, I think I was only seven.

昨天已經決定了。國
It was already decided yesterday.

冬天通常又凍又落雪。粵
It is usually cold and snowing in winter.

晚上你可以看到頭上天空中的星辰國
At night you can see stars in the sky above your head.

聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！國
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.

你覺得聖誕節當天會不會下雪？國
Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day?

我們聖誕節當天要辦個大聚會國
On Christmas Day we will have a big party.

今天天空飄著朵朵雲國
The sky is filled with clouds today
[朵: do2 and doe2 are equally correct.]

大熱天時開冷氣真舒服。粵
It is so comfortable to have the air-contioner on during hot days.

天氣預告話聽日有驟雨。粵
The weather forecast says it will shower tomorrow.

天文學上叫佢做月球粵
In astronomy, it's called "月球" (i.e. the moon).
[上 here means "in the field of".]

當天全部都好！
That day, everything was good!

可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。國
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.

天色不早。國
It's getting late.

我的老天爺啊！國
Oh, my God!

講就天下無敵，做就無能為力。
[He] talks as if no one in the world could match him, but when he must act, he is completely incapable.

佢做嘢咁慢，做到天光都做唔完啦！粵
He works so slowly, he won't be even finished by [next] morning.

佢地兩個可以拉埋天窗全靠我揸大葵扇咋粵
The two of them got married all because I matchmade them together.

你真係癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉粵
You are going after a girl who is way too good for you.

你再遲一點來的話我就要升天了! 國
Get here a second later and I'd be dead!

天真爛漫的孩子們過著無憂無慮的生活
Innocent children, unaffected by the surroundings, live without a worry in the world.

豈非天大的笑話！
Isn't that the biggest laughing stock?

當日天陰陰，落雨絲濕噉，一出門口我都經已有不祥嘅預感粵
That day the weather was overcast and about to rain. I had a very bad feeling as I stepped out my house.

一頭乳牛一天可以生產約八加侖牛奶
One dairy cattle can produce about 8 gallons of milk in one day

哪懼明天風高路斜
What could there be to fear from the adversity ahead?
[Literally: what could (we) fear from tomorrow's high winds and crooked roads]

大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

死咗之後咪使旨意上天堂或者下地獄粵
Don't think you can go to heaven or hell after you die.
[Std. Chinese: 死後別想上天堂或下地獄]

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