西天
Xī tiān
Pinyin

Definition

西天
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Xī tiān
  1. the Western Paradise (Buddhism)

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
东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
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]
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]
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
  1. 1 Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
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

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
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
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

唐僧怒喝道：“你这泼猴！野性不改！一家三口皆丧命于你手！如何去得了西天！你走吧，我不要你这徒弟了”。
Táng sēng nù hè dào ：“nǐ zhè pōhóu ！yěxìng bù gǎi ！yījiāsānkǒu jiē sàngmìng yú nǐ shǒu ！rúhé qùdeliǎo xītiān ！nǐ zǒu ba ，wǒ bùyào nǐ zhè túdì le ”。
Tang Seng shouted angrily: “What an unreasonable monkey! Your wild ways haven’t changed a bit! An entire family of three has all died by your hand! How will you reach the Western Paradise? Just leave, I will no longer have you as a disciple.
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那倒是。每个人都喜欢这种天马行空的故事。唐僧，孙悟空，沙和尚，猪八戒经过妖魔鬼怪设计的八十一难，最后终于到西天取到了经书。故事不但刺激，而且还激励人。
nà dàoshì 。měigerén dōu xǐhuan zhèzhǒng tiānmǎxíngkōng de gùshi 。Táng Sēng ，Sūn Wùkōng ，Shā héshang ，Zhū Bājiè jīngguò yāomóguǐguài shèjì de bāshí yī nàn ，zuìhòu zhōngyú dào xītiān qǔdào le jīngshū 。gùshi bùdàn cìjī ，érqiě hái jīlì rén 。
True. Everyone is drawn to this kind of fantasy. Tang Seng, Sun Wu Kong, Sha Heshang and Zhubajie overcame 81 traps set by ghosts and demons to finally reach the Western Paradise and acquire the sacred scripture. Not only is the story fascinating, it's inspiring too.
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说到唐僧，我最不喜欢的就是他。孙悟空对他忠心耿耿，他却老是不领情，还冤枉他，念紧箍咒，让孙悟空吃了这么多苦。其实没有孙悟空打妖怪，保护大家，他们四个人早“上西天”了。
shuōdào Táng sēng ，wǒ zuì bù xǐhuan de jiùshì tā 。Sūn Wùkōng duì tā zhōngxīngěnggěng ，tā què lǎoshi bù lǐngqíng ，hái yuānwang tā ，niàn jǐngūzhòu ，ràng Sūn Wùkōng chī le zhème duō kǔ 。qíshí méiyǒu Sūn Wùkōng dǎ yāoguài ，bǎohù dàjiā ，tāmen sì ge rén zǎo “shàng xītiān ”le 。
Speaking of Tang Seng, I hate him the most. Sun Wu Kong treated him with complete loyalty. But Tang Seng never acknowledged him. He always did him wrong and recited the curse that would squeeze Sun Wu Kong’s head in a metal vice. He put him through so much pain and grief. If it weren’t for Sun Wu Kong fighting the ghosts and demons, the four of them would have already died early on.
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我最喜欢《西游记》了。小时候，我还不识字，就迷上了《西游记》连环画。那个时候，我的梦想就是跟唐僧、孙悟空他们一起去西天取经。
wǒ zuì xǐhuan 《Xīyóujì 》le 。xiǎoshíhou ，wǒ hái bù shízì ，jiù míshàng le 《Xīyóujì 》liánhuánhuà 。nàge shíhou ，wǒ de mèngxiǎng jiùshì gēn Táng sēng 、Sūn Wùkōng tāmen yīqǐ qù xītiān qǔjīng 。
‘Journey to the West’ is my favorite. When I was a kid and couldn’t read yet, I loved looking at the picture book version. Back then, my dream was to go with Tang Seng and Sun Wukong on a journey to the Western Paradise.
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