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HSK
today / the present time; now
HSK 1
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  *干* | 干* | *干
(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干 / (archaic) shield
HSK 1
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  *天* | 天* | *天
day / sky / heaven
HSK 1
tomorrow
HSK 1
the day before yesterday
HSK 1
the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori
HSK 1
winter
HSK 2
weather
HSK 1
clear sky / sunny day
HSK 2
half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
spring (season) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
summer / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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  *乙* | 乙* | *乙
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
HSK 5
natural gas
HSK 5
natural
HSK 6
astronomy
HSK 5
talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted
HSK 5
daytime / during the day / day / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
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  *丁* | 丁* | *丁
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl
HSK 7-9
the sky; the heavens
HSK 2
sky
HSK 3
Sunday
HSK 1
naive / innocent / artless
HSK 4
yesterday
HSK 1
autumn / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
cloudy day; overcast sky
HSK 2
land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule
HSK 6
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  *甲* | 甲* | *甲
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
HSK 5
space flight
HSK 7-9
(idiom) astronomical figure
(Ming dynasty) Tianjin garrison; historical name of Tianjin 天津
extraordinarily beautiful music
all day long / whole day
HSK 3
all day long; the whole day
HSK 7-9
black swan
planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
(euphemism) (of an emperor or other highly respected person) to pass away
paradise / heaven
HSK 6
freezing cold day
swan
HSK 7-9
(lit.) when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / (fig.) when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit
study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)
(idiom) to be highly influential and well-connected; to have the ability to get things done through one's connections and influence
blue sky
HSK 6
(lit.) the heavens will rain, and widowed mothers will remarry (saying) / (fig.) some things are inevitable
natural gift / talent
HSK 7-9
Nintendo
Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
natural selection
all-weather / 24-hour
yesterday; previous day / first day
enduring while the world lasts (idiom) / eternal
HSK 7-9
the same day
HSK 6
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
lit. to hide the sky with one hand / to hide the truth from the masses
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course
HSK 7-9
embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天) / inborn; innate; natural
HSK 7-9
angel
HSK 7-9
rainy day / rainy weather
(lit.) (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / (fig.) (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit / (2nd half of the saying 一人得道雞犬升天|一人得道鸡犬升天)
Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
in full swing (idiom) / (in a) frenzy / buzzing with activity
as if made by heaven
(idiom) all under heaven; in the whole world; throughout the world
Dongli suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
Jin Tianhe (1874–1947), late-Qing poet and novelist, co-author of A Flower in a Sinful Sea 孽海花
throughout the world
(idiom) celestial maiden of the highest heavens; (fig.) woman of extraordinary beauty
(old) Down syndrome; trisomy 21
Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of the Almagest 天文學大成|天文学大成 / see also 托勒密
black swan event
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
overwhelming stench (idiom)
gift / innate skill
HSK 7-9
(slang) toy poodle with a teddy-bear cut (humorous nickname based on a stereotype of excessive mounting behavior)
(idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
Mt Maiji Caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu
water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)
scorcher; very hot day
several days
astronomical telescope
to grow light (at daybreak)
natural fiber
(idiom) world-shaking
HSK 7-9
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day / frequently
blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature
HSK 7-9
predator; natural enemy
to get dark / dusk
half the sky / women of the new society / womenfolk
HSK 7-9
the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight
hot day
distance between two poles / poles apart
ceiling (of a room) / (fig.) upper limit; (slang) the very best (in a given field)
natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect)
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖 / Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)
municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city

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