天干 tiān gān ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ tin1 gon1
- the 10 heavenly stems 甲 jiǎ ㄐㄧㄚˇ , 乙 yǐ ㄧˇ , 丙 bǐng ㄅㄧㄥˇ , 丁 dīng ㄉㄧㄥ , 戊 wù ㄨˋ , 己 jǐ ㄐㄧˇ , 庚 gēng ㄍㄥ , 辛 xīn ㄒㄧㄣ , 壬 rén ㄖㄣˊ , 癸 guǐ ㄍㄨㄟˇ , used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
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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
干
- 干旱 乾旱 gān hàn ㄍㄢ ㄏㄢˋ gon1 hon5 drought
- 干杯 乾杯 gān bēi ㄍㄢ ㄅㄟ gon1 bui1 to drink a toast
- 干净 乾淨 gān jìng ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gon1 zeng6 clean
- 干燥 乾燥 gān zào ㄍㄢ ㄗㄠˋ gon1 cou3 (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid
- 干脆 乾脆 gān cuì ㄍㄢ ㄘㄨㄟˋ gon1 ceoi3 candid
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- 干戈 gān gē ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ gon1 gwo1 weapons of war
- 干扰 干擾 gān rǎo ㄍㄢ ㄖㄠˇ gon1 jiu5 to disturb
- 干涉 gān shè ㄍㄢ ㄕㄜˋ gon1 sip3 to interfere
- 干预 干預 gān yù ㄍㄢ ㄩˋ gon1 jyu6 to meddle
- 干事 幹事 gàn shi ㄍㄢˋ ˙ㄕ gon3 si6 administrator
- 干吗 幹嗎 gàn má ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gon3 maa3 variant of 干嘛
- 干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gon3 maa3 what are you doing?
- 干部 幹部 gàn bù ㄍㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ gon3 bou6 cadre
- 烘干 烘乾 hōng gān ㄏㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ hung1 gon1 to dry over a stove
- 能干 能幹 néng gàn ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄢˋ nang4 gon3 capable
- 若干 ruò gān ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄢ joek6 gon1 a certain number or amount
- 饼干 餅乾 bǐng gān ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄢ beng2 gon1 biscuit; cracker; cookie
- 骨干 骨幹 gǔ gàn ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄢˋ gwat1 gon3 diaphysis (long segment of a bone)
- 干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me ㄍㄢˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ gon3 sap6 mo1 what are you doing?
- 干活儿 幹活兒 gàn huó r ㄍㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄦ gon3 wut6 ji4 erhua variant of 干活
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)
- 吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān mā jìng ㄔ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ (idiom) to devour (food)
- 大动干戈 大動干戈 dà dòng gān gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ daai6 dung6 gon1 gwo1 lit. to go to war (idiom)
- 干柴烈火 乾柴烈火 gān chái liè huǒ ㄍㄢ ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2 (idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
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- 豪气干云 豪氣干雲 háo qì gān yún ㄏㄠˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄢ ㄩㄣˊ hou4 hei3 gon1 wan4 lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)
- 精明强干 精明強幹 jīng míng qiáng gàn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄢˋ zing1 ming4 koeng4 gon3 intelligent and capable (idiom)
- 口干舌燥 口乾舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢ ㄕㄜˊ ㄗㄠˋ hau2 gon1 sit3 cou3 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
- 埋头苦干 埋頭苦幹 mái tóu kǔ gàn ㄇㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄢˋ maai4 tau4 fu2 gon3 to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
- 乳臭未干 乳臭未乾 rǔ xiù wèi gān ㄖㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄢ jyu5 cau3 mei6 gon1 lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)
- 唾面自干 唾面自乾 tuò miàn zì gān ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄗˋ ㄍㄢ to3 min6 zi6 gon1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
- 外强中干 外強中乾 wài qiáng zhōng gān ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ ngoi6 koeng4 zung1 gon1 strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 昨天 干 乾 了 一 天 活儿 活兒 。
He worked all day yesterday.
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我 想 知道 ， 你 这个 這個 夏天 干 乾 了 些 什么 什麼 ？
I want to know what you did this summer.
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