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天方
Tiān fāng
Pinyin
Definition
天方
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Tiān fāng
(old) Arabia
Arabian
Character Decomposition
天
一
大
方
方
Related Words
(20)
今天
jīn tiān
1
today
2
at the present
3
now
地方
dì fāng
1
region
2
regional (away from the central administration)
3
local
天
tiān
1
day
2
sky
3
heaven
天下
tiān xià
1
land under heaven
2
the whole world
3
the whole of China
4
realm
5
rule
天天
tiān tiān
1
every day
天气
tiān qì
1
weather
明天
míng tiān
1
tomorrow
昨天
zuó tiān
1
yesterday
上天
shàng tiān
1
Heaven
2
Providence
3
God
4
the day before
5
the sky above
6
to fly to the sky
7
to take off and fly into space
8
to die
9
to pass away
中天
zhōng tiān
1
culmination (astronomy)
何方
hé fāng
1
where?
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
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
winter
2
CL:個|个[gè]
冷天
lěng tiān
1
cold weather
2
cold season
前天
qián tiān
1
the day before yesterday
前方
qián fāng
1
ahead
2
the front
北方
běi fāng
1
north
2
the northern part a country
3
China north of the Yellow River
半天
bàn tiān
1
half of the day
2
a long time
3
quite a while
4
midair
5
CL:個|个[gè]
南方
nán fāng
1
south
2
the southern part of the country
3
the South
夏天
xià tiān
1
summer
2
CL:個|个[gè]
Idioms
(20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
1
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
2
fig. to ride on sb else's success
3
Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
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
to live miles apart (idiom)
一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
1
lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
2
fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
1
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
1
to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
2
to get plastered
三天不打,上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
1
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
2
spare the rod, spoil the child
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
1
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
2
frequently
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
1
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
2
fig. to go to great lengths
3
to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
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
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
2
fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
1
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不啻天渊
bù chì tiān yuān
1
no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
2
worlds apart
3
the gap couldn't be bigger
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
1
to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
1
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
九天揽月
jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè
1
to reach for the stars (idiom)
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
1
human life is beyond value (idiom)
人外有人,天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
1
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
1
man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
1
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
2
We'll cross that bridge when we get there
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
1
lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
2
fig. to do one's job mechanically
3
to hold a position passively
Sample Sentences
小姐,你面相很好,天方地圆,让我给你看个相吧。
xiǎojie ,nǐ miànxiàng hěn hǎo ,tiānfāngdìyuán ,ràng wǒ gěi nǐ kàn ge xiàng ba 。
Miss, your facial features are excellent: "heaven square and earth round." Allow me to read your physical features.
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真了不起!这事要放在十几年前,简直就是天方夜谭。那时候,有一万块存款就很风光了。
zhēn liǎobuqǐ !zhè shì yào fàng zài shíjǐ nián qián ,jiǎnzhí jiùshì tiānfāngyètán 。nàshíhou ,yǒu yīwàn kuài cúnkuǎn jiù hěn fēngguāng le 。
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