Chinese Character Dictionary

天伦

tiān lún

family bonds

天伦之乐

tiān lún zhī lè

family love and joy

天价

tiān jià

extremely expensive

天元区

Tiān yuán qū

Tianyuan district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan

天儿

tiān r

the weather

天兔座

tiān tù zuò

Lepus (constellation)

天全

Tiān quán

Tianquan county in Ya'an 雅安[Yă ān], Sichuan

天全县

Tiān quán xiàn

Tianquan county in Ya'an 雅安[Yă ān], Sichuan

天公

tiān gōng

heaven

天公不作美

tiān gōng bù zuò mĕi

the weather is not cooperating (idiom)

天公地道

tiān gōng dì dào

absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable

天兵天将

tiān bīng tiān jiàng

celestial troops and generals (idiom)

天冬氨酸

tiān dōng ān suān

aspartic acid (Asp), an amino acid

天冬苯丙二肽酯

tiān dōng bĕn bĭng èr tài zhĭ

aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)

天冬酰胺

tiān dōng xiān àn

asparagine (Asn), an amino acid

天冷

tiān lĕng

cold weather

天分

tiān fèn

natural gift

天前配

tiān qián pèi

soul mates

天南地北

tiān nán dì bĕi

distant places

天南海北

tiān nán hăi bĕi

see 天南地北[tiān nán dì bĕi]

天台

Tiān tái

Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗

天台宗

Tiān tái zōng

Tiantai school of Buddhism

天台山

Tiān tái Shān

Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shào xīng] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[Tiān tái zōng]

天台县

Tiān tái xiàn

Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tái zhōu], Zhejiang

天各一方

tiān gè yī fāng

(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other

天后

Tiān hòu

Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Mā zŭ]

天后站

Tiān hòu zhàn

Tin Hau MTR station (Eastern District, Hong Kong Island)

天呀

tiān ya

Heavens!

天命

Tiān mìng

Mandate of Heaven

天哪

tiān na

Good gracious!

天国

tiān guó

Kingdom of Heaven

天地

tiān dì

heaven and earth

天地悬隔

tiān dì xuán gé

lit. a gulf between heaven and earth

天地会

Tiān dì huì

Tiandihui (Chinese fraternal organization)

天地玄黄

tiān dì xuán huáng

first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qiān zì wén]

天地良心

tiān dì liáng xīn

in all honesty

天城文

Tiān chéng wén

Devanagari alphabet used in India and Nepal

天堂

tiān táng

paradise

天坛

tiān tán

Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)

天坛座

tiān tán zuò

Ara (constellation)

天壤之别

tiān răng zhī bié

lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)

天外

Tiān Wài

abbr. for 天津外國語大學|天津外国语大学[Tiān jīn Wài guó yŭ Dà xué]

天外来客

tiān wài lái kè

visitors from outer space

天大

tiān dà

gargantuan

天天

tiān tiān

every day

天妒英才

tiān dù yīng cái

heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with

天妇罗

tiān fù luó

tempura

天子

tiān zĭ

the (rightful) emperor

天孙娘娘

Tiān sūn Niáng niáng

Goddess of Fertility

天安门

Tiān ān mén

Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing

天安门广场

Tiān ān mén Guăng chăng

Tiananmen Square

天宫

Tiān gōng

Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)

天寒地冻

tiān hán dì dòng

cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold

天宁

Tiān níng

Tianning district of Changzhou city 常州市[Cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu

天宁区

Tiān níng qū

Tianning district of Changzhou city 常州市[Cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu

天山

Tiān shān

Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan

天山区

Tiān shān qū

Tianshan district (Uighur: Tiyanshan rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wū lŭ mù qí Shì], Xinjiang

天峨

Tiān é

Tian'e county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[Hè zhōu], Guangxi

天峨县

Tiān é xiàn

Tian'e county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[Hè zhōu], Guangxi

天峻

Tiān jùn

Tianjun county (Tibetan: then cun rdzong) in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hăi xī Mĕng gŭ zú Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai