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  *天* | 天* | *天
day / sky / heaven
HSK 1
natural
HSK 6
Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
natural gas
HSK 5
Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
as if made by heaven
astronomical telescope
to grow light (at daybreak)
natural fiber
predator; natural enemy
to get dark / dusk
astronomy
HSK 5
talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted
HSK 5
distance between two poles / poles apart
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)
weather
HSK 1
natural rubber
astronomy
tempura (loanword from Japanese)
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
Tiananmen Square
rooftop
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
every day
Tianjin municipality (abbr. to )
the other end of the world / a faraway place
interactions between heaven and mankind (Han Dynasty doctrine)
swan
HSK 7-9
natural gift / talent
HSK 7-9
see 天啊
smallpox / ceiling / stamen of corn / (old) snow / (dialect) sesame oil
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
enduring while the world lasts (idiom) / eternal
HSK 7-9
Swan Lake
the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
(idiom) far apart / (idiom) from different places; from all over / (idiom) (to talk) about this and that
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course
HSK 7-9
the overall state of affairs in the world (esp. in political or historical terms); the prevailing trend across the nation or empire
good heavens!; oh my God!
Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星|织女星
providence / the Will of Heaven
there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
angel
HSK 7-9
God (in Catholicism) / abbr. for 天主教, Catholicism
weather
lit. there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom) / fig. persistence will overcome
Skynet (nationwide video surveillance system in China)
Cygnus (constellation)
god / deity
Scorpio (constellation)
balance scale / Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2]
Gastrodia elata (botany)
the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
couple who were made for each other
lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom) / fig. flawless
gift / innate skill
HSK 7-9
lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from)
lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom) / fig. extravagant embellishments; hype
(idiom) poles apart; as different as can be
(idiom) land of plenty (usu. used in reference to Sichuan)
planetarium
pillars supporting heaven
absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
the (rightful) emperor / "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
naive / innocent / artless
HSK 4
Aquila (constellation)
gargantuan / as big as the sky / enormous
extremely expensive / sky-high price
there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
Heaven's law / the natural order of things
(loanword from Japanese "tennen boke") space cadet / muddleheaded
oneness of heaven and humanity / the theory that man is an integral part of nature
natural selection
innate talent / gift / flair / native resource / dowry
Catholic / follower of Catholicism
like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style
Uranus (planet)
Man and Heaven / celestial being
Tianjin municipality (abbr. to )
color of the sky / time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky / weather
Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
horizon / ends of the earth / remotest places
Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom) / the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
far-flung realms as next door (idiom) / close in spirit although far away
the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論|进化论)
Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom) / intolerable behavior
geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)

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