天书 天書
天书 天書 tiān shū ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄨ tin1 syu1
- imperial edict
- heavenly book (superstition)
- obscure or illegible writing
- double dutch
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天
- 今天 jīn tiān ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ gam1 tin1 today
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
- 冬天 dōng tiān ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ dung1 tin1 winter
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 半天 bàn tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 tin1 half of the day
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- 夏天 xià tiān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢ haa6 tin1 summer
- 天上 tiān shàng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ tin1 soeng6 the sky; the heavens
- 天下 tiān xià ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ tin1 haa6 land under heaven
- 天使 tiān shǐ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕˇ tin1 si3 angel
- 天分 tiān fèn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄣˋ tin1 fan6 natural gift
- 天地 tiān dì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ tin1 dei6 heaven and earth
- 天堂 tiān táng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄤˊ tin1 tong4 paradise
- 天天 tiān tiān ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ tin1 tin1 every day
- 天平 tiān píng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄆㄧㄥˊ tin1 ping4 scales (to weigh things)
- 天性 tiān xìng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˋ tin1 sing3 nature
- 天才 tiān cái ㄊㄧㄢ ㄘㄞˊ tin1 coi4 talent
- 天敌 天敵 tiān dí ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˊ tin1 dik6 predator; natural enemy
- 天文 tiān wén ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ tin1 man4 astronomy
- 天桥 天橋 tiān qiáo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˊ tin1 kiu4 overhead walkway
- 天气 天氣 tiān qì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋ tin1 hei3 weather
书 書
- 图书 圖書 tú shū ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ tou4 syu1 books (in a library or bookstore)
- 念书 念書 niàn shū ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ nim6 syu1 to read; to study
- 情书 情書 qíng shū ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨ cing4 syu1 love letter
- 教书 教書 jiāo shū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ gaau3 syu1 to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- 书包 書包 shū bāo ㄕㄨ ㄅㄠ syu1 baau1 schoolbag
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- 书写 書寫 shū xiě ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄝˇ syu1 se2 to write
- 书店 書店 shū diàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄧㄢˋ syu1 dim3 bookstore
- 书房 書房 shū fáng ㄕㄨ ㄈㄤˊ syu1 fong2 study (room)
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 书架 書架 shū jià ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄚˋ syu1 gaa2 bookshelf
- 书桌 書桌 shū zhuō ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄛ syu1 coek3 desk
- 书柜 書櫃 shū guì ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˋ syu1 gwai6 bookcase
- 书橱 書櫥 shū chú ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˊ syu1 cyu4 bookcase
- 书法 書法 shū fǎ ㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ syu1 faat3 calligraphy
- 书籍 書籍 shū jí ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧˊ syu1 zik6 books
- 书记 書記 shū ji ㄕㄨ ˙ㄐㄧ syu1 gei3 secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
- 书面 書面 shū miàn ㄕㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˋ syu1 min6 in writing; written
- 秘书 秘書 mì shū ㄇㄧˋ ㄕㄨ bei3 syu1 secretary
- 经书 經書 jīng shū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄨ ging1 syu1 classic books in Confucianism
- 证书 證書 zhèng shū ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄨ zing3 syu1 credentials
Idioms with these characters
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 暗无天日 暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì ㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ am3 mou4 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
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- 抱恨终天 抱恨終天 bào hèn zhōng tiān ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ pou5 han6 zung1 tin1 (idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime
- 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ bik1 hoi2 cing1 tin1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
- 鼻孔朝天 bí kǒng cháo tiān ㄅㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ bei6 hung2 ziu1 tin1 lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom)
- 不啻天渊 不啻天淵 bù chì tiān yuān ㄅㄨˋ ㄔˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄩㄢ bat1 ci3 tin1 jyun1 no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
- 不共戴天 bù gòng dài tiān ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bat1 gung6 daai3 tin1 (idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable
- 不见天日 不見天日 bù jiàn tiān rì ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ bat1 gin3 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- 补天浴日 補天浴日 bǔ tiān yù rì ㄅㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄩˋ ㄖˋ bou2 tin1 juk6 jat6 lit. Nüwa mends the Heavens and Xihe bathes the Sun (idiom)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 牛角挂书 牛角掛書 niú jiǎo guà shū ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨ ngau4 gok3 gwaa3 syu1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
- 罄竹难书 罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄨ hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1 lit. too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)
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- 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ kam4 kei4 syu1 waa2 (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- 书不尽言 書不盡言 shū bù jìn yán ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄢˊ syu1 bat1 zeon6 jin4 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
- 书香门第 書香門第 shū xiāng mén dì ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ syu1 hoeng1 mun4 dai6 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
- 文弱书生 文弱書生 wén ruò shū shēng ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ man4 joek6 syu1 saang1 (idiom) frail scholar
- 仰屋著书 仰屋著書 yǎng wū zhù shū ㄧㄤˇ ㄨ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄨ joeng5 uk1 zyu3 syu1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
- 折节读书 折節讀書 zhé jié dú shū ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ zit3 zit3 duk6 syu1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
- 知书达理 知書達理 zhī shū dá lǐ ㄓ ㄕㄨ ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄧˇ zi1 syu1 daat6 lei5 educated and well-balanced (idiom)
Example sentences
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看起来 看起來 像 天书 天書 。
It's all Greek to me.
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看起来 看起來 这 這 都 是 天书 天書 。
That was all Chinese to me.
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我 一 周 週 在 这儿 這兒 教 五 天书 天書 。
I teach classes here five days a week.
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