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HSK
daytime / during the day / day / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
today / the present time; now
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
half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
tomorrow
HSK 1
the day before yesterday
HSK 1
Sunday
HSK 1
yesterday
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *天* | 天* | *天
day / sky / heaven
HSK 1
winter / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
summer / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
autumn / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
clear sky / sunny day
HSK 2
spring (season) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
cloudy day; overcast sky
HSK 2
all day long / whole day
HSK 3
the same day
HSK 6
blue sky
HSK 6
outdoors / al fresco / in the open
HSK 7-9
(coll.) all day long / all the time
HSK 7-9
space flight
HSK 7-9
half the sky / women of the new society / womenfolk
HSK 7-9
embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天) / inborn; innate; natural
HSK 7-9
Lotte (South Korean conglomerate)
carefree / happy-go-lucky / optimistic
to face upwards / to look up to the sky
to whine on for days (idiom) / to endlessly grumble complaints / incessant whining
next day / the morrow
outrageously bold in one's lust / debauched (idiom)
cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
Virupaksa (on of the Four Heavenly Kings)
stinks to high heaven
lit. to ascend to heaven / to die
Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市, Sichuan
to have an audience with the Emperor / to be presented at court / to look skyward / to look up
weather phenomenon characterized by condensation of warm moist air on cool surfaces during the transition from winter to spring in Southern China
the next day / on alternate days
supremely honorable and righteous
roseroot (Rhodiola rosea)
(of a tree etc) to reach up to the sky
to chat; to gossip
rainy day / rainy weather
(idiom) however good sth is, there is always sth better / in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself
every day
culmination (astronomy)
that day / the other day
a few days ago / a few days before / the past few days / the previous few days
on that day
Nirvana (in Buddhist scripture) / Lord Brahma (the Hindu Creator)
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
every day
bright sunny day; blazing hot day
lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see
this day
the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
whole day
(lit. and fig.) to soar; to shoot upwards
(of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering; overwhelming; immense
reaching the sky / for days on end / incessantly
cold weather / cold season
clear sky / blue sky / upright and honorable (official)
to reach the upper limit
another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check
(idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly
to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse) / (fig.) to experience a major upheaval; to undergo sweeping change
Ken Zhu (1979-), Taiwanese singer and actor
in full swing (idiom) / (in a) frenzy / buzzing with activity
Sunday
(coll.) a long time
to chat
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)
overpowering (of a stench)
see 三伏
human life is beyond value (idiom)
paradise / heavenly or beautiful place / fairyland
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
(idiom) to have committed heinous crimes
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
(Buddhism) to go to the Western Paradise / (fig.) to die
the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year
lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃) (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup / to present oneself just as one is, without artifice
flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom); a lucky sign
Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯 (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
three days from now
green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade / loneliness of faithful widow
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need. / Food first, ethical niceties second
(idiom) extremely resentful
night; nightfall
God / Heavens
afternoon
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
see 三伏
all day long / all one's life
firmament
to die
three days ago
place of charm and beauty / scenery of exceptional charm / completely different world
lit. like the sun at noon (idiom) / fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc

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