Chinese Character Dictionary

天镇

Tiān zhèn

Tianzhen county in Datong 大同[Dà tóng], Shanxi

天镇县

Tiān zhèn xiàn

Tianzhen county in Datong 大同[Dà tóng], Shanxi

天长

Tiān cháng

Tianchang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chú zhōu], Anhui

天长地久

tiān cháng dì jiŭ

enduring while the world lasts (idiom)

天长市

Tiān cháng shì

Tianchang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chú zhōu], Anhui

天长日久

tiān cháng rì jiŭ

after a long time (idiom)

天门

Tiān mén

Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

天门冬

tiān mén dōng

asparagus

天门冬科

tiān mén dōng kē

Asparagaceae, family of flowering plants which includes asparagus

天门市

Tiān mén shì

Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

天际

tiān jì

horizon

天险

tiān xiăn

a natural stronghold

天雨路滑

tiān yù lù huá

roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)

天雨顺延

tiān yŭ shùn yán

weather permitting (idiom)

天电

tiān diàn

atmospherics

天青石

tiān qīng shí

lapis lazuli

天顶

tiān dĭng

zenith

天顺

Tiān shùn

Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhū Qí zhèn] (1427-1464), reigned 147-1464, Temple name Yingzong 英宗[Yīng zōng]

天头

tiān tóu

the upper margin of a page

天香国色

tiān xiāng guó sè

divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty

天马行空

tiān mă xíng kōng

like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)

天惊石破

tiān jīng shí pò

see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shí pò tiān jīng]

天体

tiān tĭ

celestial body

天体主义

tiān tĭ zhŭ yì

nudism

天体光谱学

tiān tĭ guāng pŭ xué

astronomical spectroscopy

天体力学

tiān tĭ lì xué

celestial mechanics

天体演化学

tiān tĭ yăn huà xué

cosmogony

天体物理

tiān tĭ wù lĭ

astrophysics

天体物理学

tiān tĭ wù lĭ xué

astrophysics

天体物理学家

tiān tĭ wù lĭ xué jiā

astrophysicist

天魔

tiān mó

demonic

天鸽座

tiān gē zuò

Columba (constellation)

天鹅

tiān é

swan

天鹅座

Tiān é zuò

Cygnus (constellation)

天鹅湖

Tiān é Hú

Swan Lake

天鹅绒

tiān é róng

velvet

天鹤座

tiān hè zuò

Grus (constellation)

天鹰座

tiān yīng zuò

Aquila (constellation)

天黑

tiān hēi

to get dark

天龙八部

Tiān lóng Bā Bù

Demigods and Semi-Devils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its TV and screen adaptations

天龙座

tiān lóng zuò

Draco (constellation)

太

tài

highest

太上

tài shàng

title of respect for taoists

太上皇

Tài shàng huáng

Taishang Huang

太保

Tài băo

Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

太保市

Tài băo shì

Taibao or Taipao city in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

太仓

Tài cāng

Taicang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu], Jiangsu

太仓市

Tài cāng shì

Taicang county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu], Jiangsu

太仆

tài pú

Grand Servant in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiŭ qīng]

太仆寺

Tài pú sì

Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding

太仆寺卿

Tài pú sì qīng

Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding

太仆寺旗

Tài pū sì qí

Taibus banner in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia

太公

tài gōng

great-grandfather

太公兵法

Tài gōng bīng fă

alternative name for ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huáng Shí gōng Sān lu:è], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wŭ jīng Qī Shū]

太公望

Tài gōng Wàng

see Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiāng Zĭ yá]

太公钓鱼，愿者上钩

tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhĕ shàng gōu

Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 薑子牙|姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

太初

tài chū

the absolute beginning

太半

tài bàn

more than half

太原

Tài yuán

Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China

太原市

Tài yuán shì

Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China