晴天
qíng tiān
Pinyin

Definition

晴天
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qíng tiān
  1. clear sky
  2. sunny day

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
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
中天
zhōng tiān
  1. 1 culmination (astronomy)
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
冬天
dōng tiān
  1. 1 winter
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
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]
大闹天宫
Dà nào Tiān gōng
  1. 1 Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sūn Wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
天上
tiān shàng
  1. 1 celestial
  2. 2 heavenly
天亮
tiān liàng
  1. 1 dawn
  2. 2 daybreak
天使
tiān shǐ
  1. 1 angel
天台
Tiān tāi
  1. 1 Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗
  2. 2 Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tāi zhōu], Zhejiang
天后
Tiān hòu
  1. 1 Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Mā zǔ]
  2. 2 Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)

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
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight

Sample Sentences

有一次我在家里面非常悠哉地带孩子，突然发现我的尿布用光了，简直就是晴天霹雳！
yǒu yī cì wǒ zài jiā lǐmiàn fēicháng yōuzāi de dài háizi ，tūrán fāxiàn wǒ de niàobù yòng guāng le ，jiǎnzhí jiùshì qíngtiānpīlì ！
There was one time, I was taking care of my kid and relaxing. Then I found out I was out of diapers. It was a real bolt from the blue.
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我突然想起明天要考试，我完全没有复习，真是晴天霹雳呀！
wǒ tūrán xiǎngqǐ míngtiān yào kǎoshì ，wǒ wánquán méiyǒu fùxí ，zhēnshi qíngtiānpīlì ya ！
I just remembered that we have an exam tomorrow. I haven’t studied at all. It’s a bolt from the blue.
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怎么下起这么大的雨？刚刚还是大晴天呢！
zěnme xià qǐ zhème dà de yǔ ？gānggang háishi dà qíngtiān ne ！
How has the rain come on so heavy? The skies were completely clear just now!
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唉！天气不好啦，一下晴天、一下阴天，不知道明天会不会突然下雨。
ài ！tiānqì bù hǎo la ，yīxià qíngtiān 、yīxià yīn tiān ，bù zhīdào míngtiān huì bùhuì tūrán xiàyǔ 。
Agh! The weather is not good, one day the sky is clear, the next it's gloomy, I don't know if tomorrow it will suddenly rain.
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啊，没有晴天！我讨厌上海！
ǎ ，méiyǒu qíngtiān ！wǒ tǎoyàn Shànghǎi ！
Oh, there are no sunny days! I hate Shanghai!
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不管到哪里都是晴天。
bùguǎn dào nǎli dōu shì qíngtiān 。
No matter where I go it's a sunny day.
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据最新天气预报，当地天气为晴天。
jù zuì xīn tiānqì yùbào ，dāngdì tiānqì wéi qíngtiān 。
According to the latest local forecast there are clear skies.
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