天花板 tiān huā bǎn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄢˇ tin1 faa1 baan2
- ceiling (of a room)
- (fig.) upper limit; (slang) the very best (in a given field)
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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
花
- 插花 chā huā ㄔㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ caap3 faa1 flower arranging
- 桂花 guì huā ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ gwai3 faa1 osmanthus flowers
- 桃花 táo huā ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚ tou4 faa1 peach blossom
- 梅花 méi huā ㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄚ mui4 faa1 plum blossom
- 棉花 mián hua ㄇㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ min4 faa1 cotton
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- 火花 huǒ huā ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄚ fo2 faa1 spark
- 烟花 煙花 yān huā ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ jin1 faa1 fireworks
- 花卉 huā huì ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄨㄟˋ faa1 wai2 flowers and plants
- 花园 花園 huā yuán ㄏㄨㄚ ㄩㄢˊ faa1 jyun2 garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants
- 花心 huā xīn ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄣ faa1 sam1 fickle in love; unfaithful
- 花朵 huā duǒ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄉㄨㄛˇ faa1 do2 flower
- 花样 花樣 huā yàng ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄤˋ faa1 joeng2 pattern
- 花瓣 huā bàn ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄢˋ faa1 faan2 petal
- 花瓶 huā píng ㄏㄨㄚ ㄆㄧㄥˊ faa1 ping4 flower vase
- 花生 huā shēng ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄥ faa1 sang1 peanut
- 花盆 huā pén ㄏㄨㄚ ㄆㄣˊ faa1 pun4 flower pot
- 花纹 花紋 huā wén ㄏㄨㄚ ㄨㄣˊ faa1 man4 decorative design
- 花色 huā sè ㄏㄨㄚ ㄙㄜˋ faa1 sik1 variety
- 花草 huā cǎo ㄏㄨㄚ ㄘㄠˇ faa1 cou2 flowers and plants
- 花费 花費 huā fèi ㄏㄨㄚ ㄈㄟˋ faa1 fai3 expense
板
- 叫板 jiào bǎn ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄢˇ giu3 baan2 to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
- 地板 dì bǎn ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄢˇ dei6 baan2 floor
- 拍板 pāi bǎn ㄆㄞ ㄅㄢˇ paak3 baan2 wooden clappers (percussion instrument)
- 木板 mù bǎn ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄢˇ muk6 baan2 slab
- 板块 板塊 bǎn kuài ㄅㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ baan2 faai3 slab
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- 老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ lou5 baan2 boss
- 黑板 hēi bǎn ㄏㄟ ㄅㄢˇ hak1 baan2 blackboard
- 老板娘 老闆娘 lǎo bǎn niáng ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ female proprietor
- 三板 sān bǎn ㄙㄢ ㄅㄢˇ saam1 baan2 sampan
- 中板 zhōng bǎn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˇ zung1 baan2 moderato
- 主板 zhǔ bǎn ㄓㄨˇ ㄅㄢˇ zyu2 baan2 (computing) motherboard
- 凹板 āo bǎn ㄠ ㄅㄢˇ nap1 baan2 variant of 凹版
- 刻板 kè bǎn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄢˇ hak1 baan2 stiff
- 古板 gǔ bǎn ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄢˇ gu2 baan2 outmoded
- 呆板 dāi bǎn ㄉㄞ ㄅㄢˇ ngoi4 baan2 stiff
- 型板 xíng bǎn ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄢˇ jing4 baan2 template
- 基板 jī bǎn ㄐㄧ ㄅㄢˇ gei1 baan2 substrate
- 压板 壓板 yā bǎn ㄧㄚ ㄅㄢˇ aat3 baan2 vise jaw
- 压板 壓板 yà bǎn ㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄢˇ aat3 baan2 see-saw
- 夹板 夾板 jiā bǎn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄢˇ gaap3 baan2 wooden boards used to press sth together
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)
- 摆花架子 擺花架子 bǎi huā jià zi ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ baai2 faa1 gaa2 zi2 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
- 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄤˋ baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3 a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
- 败柳残花 敗柳殘花 bài liǔ cán huā ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ baai6 lau5 caan4 faa1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
Show 7 more idioms with 花
- 遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ pin3 dei6 hoi1 faa1 (idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
- 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚ bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1 lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)
- 残花败柳 殘花敗柳 cán huā bài liǔ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ caan4 faa1 baai6 lau5 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
- 春暖花开 春暖花開 chūn nuǎn huā kāi ㄔㄨㄣ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄎㄞ ceon1 nyun5 faa1 hoi1 lit. springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom)
- 洞房花烛 洞房花燭 dòng fáng huā zhú ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓㄨˊ dung6 fong4 faa1 zuk1 bridal room and ornamented candles
- 风花雪月 風花雪月 fēng huā xuě yuè ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄩㄝˋ fung1 faa1 syut3 jyut6 wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance
- 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄠˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ faa1 hou2 jyut6 jyun4 lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful
- 一板三眼 yī bǎn sān yǎn ㄧ ㄅㄢˇ ㄙㄢ ㄧㄢˇ jat1 baan2 saam1 ngaan5 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
- 一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn ㄧ ㄅㄢˇ ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ jat1 baan2 jat1 ngaan5 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
Example sentences
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天花板 上 有 洞 。
There are holes in the ceiling.
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天花板 上面 有 只 隻 苍蝇 蒼蠅 。
There is a fly on the ceiling.
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天花板 上 有 一 只 隻 蜻蜓 。
There is a dragonfly on the ceiling.
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苍蝇 蒼蠅 能 在 天花板 上 走 。
A fly can walk on the ceiling.
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他 把 天花板 刷 成了 蓝色 藍色 。
He painted the ceiling blue.
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