天安门
Tiān ān mén
Pinyin

Definition

天安门
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Tiān ān mén
  1. Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今天
jīn tiān
  1. 1 today
  2. 2 at the present
  3. 3 now
天
tiān
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 sky
  3. 3 heaven
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
天天
tiān tiān
  1. 1 every day
天气
tiān qì
  1. 1 weather
明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
昨天
zuó tiān
  1. 1 yesterday
晚安
wǎn ān
  1. 1 Good night!
  2. 2 Good evening!
上天
shàng tiān
  1. 1 Heaven
  2. 2 Providence
  3. 3 God
  4. 4 the day before
  5. 5 the sky above
  6. 6 to fly to the sky
  7. 7 to take off and fly into space
  8. 8 to die
  9. 9 to pass away
不安
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
中天
zhōng tiān
  1. 1 culmination (astronomy)
保安
bǎo ān
  1. 1 to ensure public security
  2. 2 to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
  3. 3 public security
  4. 4 security guard
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
  1. 1 Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its screen adaptations
公安
gōng ān
  1. 1 (Ministry of) Public Security
  2. 2 public safety
  3. 3 public security
公安局
gōng ān jú
  1. 1 public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
冬天
dōng tiān
  1. 1 winter
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
冷天
lěng tiān
  1. 1 cold weather
  2. 2 cold season
前天
qián tiān
  1. 1 the day before yesterday
半天
bàn tiān
  1. 1 half of the day
  2. 2 a long time
  3. 3 quite a while
  4. 4 midair
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
夏天
xià tiān
  1. 1 summer
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
  1. 1 lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
  1. 1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
  2. 2 frequently
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
  1. 1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go to great lengths
  3. 3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
不啻天渊
bù chì tiān yuān
  1. 1 no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
  2. 2 worlds apart
  3. 3 the gap couldn't be bigger
不安其室
bù ān qí shì
  1. 1 to be discontented with one's home
  2. 2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
  1. 1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
  1. 1 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
九天揽月
jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè
  1. 1 to reach for the stars (idiom)
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
  1. 1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
人外有人，天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
  1. 1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
  3. 3 to hold a position passively
偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì
  1. 1 to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
  2. 2 skulduggery
  3. 3 to hoodwink people
  4. 4 to cheat sb audaciously
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts

Sample Sentences

回答错误，正确答案是，世界上最遥远的距离，是我站在天安门前，却看不到毛主席。
huídá cuòwù ，zhèngquè dá àn shì ，shìjiè shàng zuì yáoyuǎnde jùlí ，shì wǒ zhàn zài Tiān\'ānmén qián ，què kàn bùdào Máo Zhǔxí 。
Incorrect answer. The correct answer is, the longest distance is when I'm standing in front of Tiananmen, but I can't see Chairman Mao.
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如果我是你，我会在北京待三天。因为北京有很多名胜古迹，比如说长城，颐和园，天安门广场。
rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ ，wǒ huì zài Běijīng dāi sān tiān 。yīnwèi Běijīng yǒu hěn duō míngshèng gǔjì ，bǐrú shuō chángchéng ，yíhéyuán ，tiānānménguǎngchǎng 。
If I were you, I’d stay in Beijing for three days. There are many tourist attractions in Beijing, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and Tiananmen Square.
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这里是燕郊，夹在京津之间的一块飞地，河北三河市的一个镇，距离天安门仅有三十多公里。
zhèlǐ shì yānjiāo ，jiā zài Jīng jīn zhījiān de yī kuài fēidì ，Héběi Sānhéshì de yī ge zhèn ，jùlí Tiānānmén jǐn yǒu sānshí duō gōnglǐ 。
This is Yanjiao, an enclave sandwiched between Beijing and Tianjin, a town in Sanhe City, Hebei Province, just over 30 kilometers from Tiananmen Square.
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天安门广场雄伟而庄严。
Tiānānmén Guǎngchǎng xióngwěi ér zhuāngyán 。
Tian'anmen Square is imposing and stately.
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请问天安门在哪里？
qǐng wèn Tiān\'ānmén zài nǎli ？
Excuse me, where is Tiananmen Square?
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师傅，你去天安门广场吗？
shīfu ，nǐ qù Tiānānmén Guǎngchǎng ma ？
Driver, does this bus go to Tian An Men Square?
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哇，好挤啊，是不是全国人民都到天安门来了？
wā ，hǎo jǐ a ，shì bu shì quánguó rénmín dōu dào Tiān\'ānmén lái le ？
Whoa, it's so crowded! Has everyone in the entire country come to Tian'anmen?
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1949年,毛泽东在天安门城楼宣布中华人民共和国成立。中国人民解��军赢得了抗日战争和解放战争的胜利，解放中国。
yījiǔsìjiǔ nián ,Máo Zédōng zài Tiānānmén Chénglóu xuānbù Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó chénglì 。Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàng Jūn yíngdé le Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng hé Jiěfàng Zhànzhēng de shènglì ，jiěfàng Zhōngguó 。
In 1949 Mao Zedong announced the establishment of the People's Republic of China on Tian’anmen Tower.The People's Liberation Army won the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War to Liberate China.
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