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weather
HSK 1
today / the present time; now
HSK 1
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  *天* | 天* | *天
day / sky / heaven
HSK 1
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
tomorrow
HSK 1
natural
HSK 6
Nintendo
all-weather
space flight
HSK 7-9
lit. to hide the sky with one hand / to hide the truth from the masses
Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
astronomical unit (AU)
rainy day / rainy weather
Scorpio (constellation)
the day before yesterday
HSK 1
as if made by heaven
Jin Tianhe (1874–1947), late-Qing poet and novelist, co-author of A Flower in a Sinful Sea 孽海花
(idiom) world-shaking
HSK 7-9
throughout the world
(old) Down syndrome; trisomy 21
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
winter / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
Cygnus (constellation)
all day long; the whole day
HSK 7-9
to grow light (at daybreak)
astronomical telescope
(idiom) to reach for the stars
to get dark / dusk
the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight
astronomy
HSK 5
talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted
HSK 5
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule
HSK 6
ceiling (of a room) / (fig.) upper limit; (slang) the very best (in a given field)
natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect)
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)
clear sky / sunny day
HSK 2
enormous lie / whopper
lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom) / fig. pitch dark / to black out / disorderly / troubled times
Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗 / Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang
every day
Tianjin municipality (abbr. to )
see you tomorrow / (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)
the other end of the world / a faraway place
Heaven; Providence; God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die; to pass away / the previous day (or days)
culmination (astronomy)
space center
natural selection
the following day; next day
half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
natural gift / talent
HSK 7-9
see 天啊
smallpox / ceiling / stamen of corn / (old) snow / (dialect) sesame oil
afternoon
the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom) / fig. the natural order of things / something you can't go against
Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇 / emperor / emperor of Japan
number of days / fate / destiny
Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
spring (season) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
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
see 三伏
see 三伏
(idiom) far apart / (idiom) from different places; from all over / (idiom) (to talk) about this and that
inescapable net (idiom) / trap / dragnet
wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas / the whole wide world / chatting about everything under the sun
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
lit. to be astonished as if beholding a heavenly being (idiom) / fig. to be astounded by sb's or sth's extraordinary beauty or excellence
summer / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
Tiananmen Square
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
good heavens!; oh my God!
Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星|织女星
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law
(idiom) poles apart; as different as can be
providence / the Will of Heaven
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天) / inborn; innate; natural
HSK 7-9
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal / for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc) / also written 天長地久|天长地久
extremely expensive / sky-high price
upside down / upturned
angel
HSK 7-9
God (in Catholicism) / abbr. for 天主教, Catholicism
(idiom) thank goodness
lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom) / fig. extravagant embellishments; hype
new emperor, new officials (idiom) / a new chief brings in new aides
weather
a match made in heaven; a perfect couple
Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations
to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹)
god / deity
another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
a world of ice and snow
to suffer from a congenital deficiency; to have an inherent weakness
all good things must come to an end (idiom)

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