Chinese Character Dictionary

天峻县

Tiān jùn xiàn

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

天崩地裂

tiān bēng dì liè

heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster

天帝

Tiān dì

God of heaven

天干

tiān gān

the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jiă], 乙[yĭ], 丙[bĭng], 丁[dīng], 戊[wù], 己[jĭ], 庚[gēng], 辛[xīn], 壬[rén], 癸[guĭ], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc

天平

tiān píng

scales (to weigh things)

天平动

tiān píng dòng

(astronomy) libration

天年

tiān nián

natural life span

天幸

tiān xìng

providential good luck

天底

tiān dĭ

(astronomy) nadir

天底下

tiān dĭ xia

in this world

天府

Tiān fŭ

Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu)

天府之国

Tiān fŭ zhī guó

land of plenty

天庭

tiān tíng

middle of the forehead

天心

Tiān xīn

Tianxin district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Cháng shā shì], Hunan

天心区

Tiān xīn qū

Tianxin district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Cháng shā shì], Hunan

天性

tiān xìng

inborn

天意

tiān yì

providence

天成

tiān chéng

as if made by heaven

天才

tiān cái

talent

天才出自勤奋

tiān cái chū zì qín fèn

genius comes from hard effort

天摇地转

tiān yáo dì zhuăn

lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves

天择

tiān zé

natural selection

天敌

tiān dí

predator

天文

tiān wén

astronomy

天文台

tiān wén tái

observatory

天文单位

tiān wén dān wèi

Astronomical Unit

天文学

tiān wén xué

astronomy

天文学大成

tiān wén xué dà chéng

the Almagest by Ptolemy

天文学家

tiān wén xué jiā

astronomer

天文馆

tiān wén guăn

planetarium

天方

Tiān fāng

old Chinese word for Arabia or Arabs

天方夜谭

tiān fāng yè tán

a fantasy story

天旋地转

tiān xuán dì zhuàn

the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning

天明

tiān míng

dawn

天星码头

Tiān xīng mă tóu

Star Ferry terminal, Hong Kong

天时

tiān shí

the time

天时地利人和

tiān shí dì lì rén hé

the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war

天晓得

tiān xiăo de

Heaven knows!

天书

tiān shū

imperial edict

天有不测风云

tiān yŏu bù cè fēng yún

fortune as unpredictable as the weather (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福

tiān yŏu bù cè fēng yún , rén yŏu dàn xī huò fú

fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

天朝

Tiān cháo

Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on Imperial China

天枰座

Tiān píng zuò

Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

天柱

Tiān zhù

Tianzhu county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

天柱县

Tiān zhù xiàn

Tianzhu county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

天梯

tiān tī

stairway to heaven

天棚

tiān péng

ceiling

天枢

Tiān shū

alpha Ursae Majoris

天枢星

tiān shū xīng

alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天桥

Tiān qiáo

Tianqiao district of Ji'nan city 濟南市|济南市[Jĭ nán shì], Shandong

天桥区

Tiān qiáo qū

Tianqiao district of Ji'nan city 濟南市|济南市[Jĭ nán shì], Shandong

天桥立

Tiān qiáo lì

Ama-no-hashidate in north of Kyōto prefecture 京都府 on the Sea of Japan

天机

tiān jī

mystery known only to heaven (archaic)

天机不可泄漏

tiān jī bù kĕ xiè lòu

lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed

天机不可泄露

tiān jī bù kĕ xiè lù

lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed

天权

tiān quán

delta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

天杀的

tiān shā de

Goddam!

天气

tiān qì

weather

天气预报

tiān qì yù bào

weather forecast

天水

Tiān shuĭ

Tianshui prefecture level city in Gansu