天鹅 (天鵝)
tiān é
Pinyin

Definition

天鹅 (天鵝)
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tiān é
  1. swan

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

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

Sample Sentences

会上还强调，继续有效化解各类金融风险，既要防范化解存量风险，也要防范各种“黑天鹅事件，保持股市、债市汇市平稳健康发展。
huì shàng hái qiángdiào ，jìxù yǒuxiào huàjiě gèlèi jīnróng fēngxiǎn ，jì yào fángfàn huàjiě cúnliàng fēngxiǎn ，yě yào fángfàn gèzhǒng “hēitiāné shìjiàn ，bǎochí gǔshì 、zhàishì huìshì píngwěn jiànkāng fāzhǎn 。
The meeting also stressed that in order to continue to effectively resolve various types of financial risks, it is necessary to not only resolve existing risks, but also to guard against various black swan events, and maintain a stable and healthy stock and bond market.
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你看看那些看秀的美女，一个个昂首挺胸的像极了骄傲优雅的天鹅，这照片里，我在人群中怎么看都像是陪衬的山鸡，郁闷至极。
nǐ kàn kan nàxiē kàn xiù de měinǚ ，yīgègè ángshǒutǐngxiōng de xiàng jí le jiāoào yōuyǎ de tiān\'é ，zhè zhàopiàn lǐ ，wǒ zài rénqún zhōng zěnme kàn dōu xiàng shì péichèn de shānjī ，yùmèn zhì jí 。
Look at those pretty ladies watching the show, each one of them with their heads held high and their chests pushed out. They look really like proud graceful swans. In this photo, however you look at it, I'm the pheasant to their swans, it's so depressing.
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哼！癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉，学妹呢，是要我们这种成熟的男人才能照顾好的。
hèng ！làiháma xiǎng chī tiān\'é ròu ，xuémèi ne ，shì yào wǒmen zhèzhǒng chéngshú de nánrén cáinéng zhàogu hǎo de 。
Hmph! The toad wants to get with the princess. Only mature men like us are capable of looking after her properly.
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就当做兴趣跳嘛。如果我生个女儿，一定让她跳芭蕾。像个小天鹅，多漂亮啊！
jiù dàngzuò xìngqù tiào ma 。rúguǒ wǒ shēng gè nǚér ，yīdìng ràng tā tiào bālěi 。xiàng gè xiǎo tiān é ，duō piàoliang a ！
Just treat it as a hobby. If I have a daughter, I'll definitely make her do ballet. Just like a little swan, so beautiful!
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丑小鸭变天鹅。
chǒuxiǎoyā biàn tiān é 。
The ugly duckling becomes a swan.
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癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉
làiháma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu
The toad wants to eat swan meat.
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丑小鸭变成了天鹅。
chǒuxiǎoyā biànchéng le tiān\'é 。
The ugly duckling turned into a swan.
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