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[樂天知命] lètiānzhīmìng to be content with what one is

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Word Compounds


        kuàilè, [快樂], happy/merry
        yīnyuè, [音樂], music/CL:張|张[zhāng],曲[qǔ],段[duàn]
        jùlèbù, [俱樂部], club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)/CL:個|个[gè]
        yuèduì, [樂隊], band/pop group/CL:支[zhī]
        Lè/Yuè/lè/yuè, [樂], surname Le, surname Yue, happy/cheerful/to laugh, music
        lèyì, [樂意], to be willing to do sth/to be ready to do sth/to be happy to do sth/content/sati...
        yúlè, [娛樂], to entertain/to amuse/entertainment/recreation/amusement/hobby/fun/joy
        lèqù, [樂趣], delight/pleasure/joy
        huānlè, [歡樂], gaiety/gladness/glee/merriment/pleasure/happy/joyous/gay
        lèguān, [樂觀], optimistic/hopeful
        yīnyuèhuì, [音樂會], concert/CL:場|场[chǎng]
        kělè, [可樂], amusing/entertaining/(loanword) cola
        
        lèyuán, [樂園], paradise
        yáogǔnyuè, [搖滾樂], rock music/rock 'n roll
        yuèqì, [樂器], musical instrument/CL:件[jiàn]
        
        yīnyuèjiā, [音樂家], musician
        yuètuán, [樂團], band/orchestra
        juéshìyuè, [爵士樂], jazz (loanword)
        
        lèyú, [樂於], willing (to do sth)/to take pleasure in
        wánlè, [玩樂], to play around/to disport oneself
        xiǎnglè, [享樂], to enjoy life/pleasures of life
        yóulèyuán, [遊樂園], theme park
        mènmènbùlè, [悶悶不樂], depressed/sulky/moody/unhappy
        ānlèsǐ, [安樂死], euthanasia
        xìngzāilèhuò, [幸災樂禍], lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in...
        yóulèchǎng, [遊樂場], playground
        yuèshǒu, [樂手], instrumental performer
        
        yuèpǔ, [樂譜], a musical score/sheet music
        
        shēngyuè, [聲樂], vocal music
        yīnyuèjié, [音樂節], music festival
        dòulè, [逗樂], to amuse oneself/to clown around/to provoke laughter
        qǔlè, [取樂], to find amusement/to amuse oneself
        Kěkǒukělè, [可口可樂], Coca-Cola
        
        xúnhuānzuòlè, [尋歡作樂], pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
        jiāoxiǎngyuè, [交響樂], symphony
        yuèqǔ, [樂曲], musical composition
        yīnyuètīng, [音樂廳], concert hall/auditorium
        
        
        lètǔ, [樂土], happy place/paradise/haven
        Lèān, [樂安], Le'an county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
        yuèzhāng, [樂章], movement (of a symphony)
        guǎnxiányuè, [管弦樂], orchestral music
        yóulè, [遊樂], to amuse oneself/recreation
        
        zìdéqílè, [自得其樂], to find amusement in one's own way/to enjoy oneself quietly
        
        zuòlè, [作樂], to make merry
        xiányuè, [弦樂], string music
        BǎishìKělè, [百事可樂], Pepsi
        guǎnxiányuèduì, [管弦樂隊], orchestra
        
        yuèmí, [樂迷], music fan
        zòuyuè, [奏樂], to perform music/to play a tune
        DàiGāolè, [戴高樂], Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free...
        lèguānzhǔyì, [樂觀主義], optimism
        
        lèyúzhùrén, [樂於助人], willing to help others
        
        yuèshī, [樂師], musician
        lètiānpài, [樂天派], happy-go-lucky people/optimists
        
        jiāoxiǎngyuètuán, [交響樂團], symphony orchestra
        
        zhùrénwéilè, [助人為樂], pleasure from helping others (idiom)
        lèshànhàoshī, [樂善好施], kind and charitable
        lècǐbùpí, [樂此不疲], to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom)
        BóLè, [伯樂], Bo Le (horse connoisseur during Spring and Autumn Period)/a good judge of talent...
        
        yuètán, [樂壇], music circles/music world
        
        
        jīnjīnlèdào, [津津樂道], to discuss sth enthusiastically
        lèzi, [樂子], fun/pleasure/laughing matter
        bùyìlèhū, [不亦樂乎], lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)/fig. (jocularly) extremely/awfully
        yúlèjiè, [娛樂界], entertainment world/show business
        tiānlúnzhīlè, [天倫之樂], family love and joy/domestic bliss
        Ānlè/ānlè, [安樂], Anle district of Keelung City 基隆市[Jī lóng shì], Taiwan, peace and happiness
        
        
        jūnyuèduì, [軍樂隊], brass band
        ānjūlèyè, [安居樂業], to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
        xǐnùāilè, [喜怒哀樂], four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huān xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fèn ...
        Shīlè, [施樂], Xerox
        húyuè, [胡樂], Hu music/central Asian music (e.g. as appreciated by Tang literati)
        chīhēwánlè, [吃喝玩樂], to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)/to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
        
        
        hélèérbùwéi, [何樂而不為], What can you have against it? (idiom)/We should do this./Go for it!
        qílèwúqióng, [其樂無窮], boundless joy
        
        hélè, [和樂], harmonious and happy
        ānlèwō, [安樂窩], comfortable niche
        qílèróngróng, [其樂融融], (of relations) joyous and harmonious
        
        
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        xiānyuè, [仙樂], heavenly music
        mùguǎnyuèqì, [木管樂器], woodwind instrument
        
        lèbùkězhī, [樂不可支], overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
        qīngyīnyuè, [輕音樂], light music
        
        Lètiān/lètiān, [樂天], Lotte (South Korean conglomerate), carefree/happy-go-lucky/optimistic
        
        Lèpíng, [樂平], Leping county level city in Jingdezhen 景德鎮|景德镇, Jiangxi
        Lèshì/lèshì, [樂事], Lay's (brand), pleasure
        lèhēhē, [樂呵呵], happily/giddily
        
        
        
        Měilè, [美樂], Merlot (grape type)
        
        
        lèbùsīShǔ, [樂不思蜀], indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
        
        
        
        zhīzúchánglè, [知足常樂], satisfied with what one has (idiom)
        
        guǎnyuèqì, [管樂器], wind instrument/woodwind
        
        xiǎnglèzhǔyì, [享樂主義], hedonism
        
        
        
        Kānglè/kānglè, [康樂], Kangle county in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lín xià Huí zú...
        
        lèjíshēngbēi, [樂極生悲], extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could stil...
        
        
        
        
        yuèyīn, [樂音], musical note/tone
        Lèdū, [樂都], Ledu county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
        Mínyuè/mínyuè, [民樂], Minyue county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhāng yè], Gansu, folk music, esp. for traditiona...
        
        
        
        
        
        xǐlè, [喜樂], joy
        
        
        
        Chánglè, [長樂], Changle county level city in Fuzhou 福州[Fú zhōu], Fujian/Princess Changle of West...
        
        
        
        
        
        lètáotáo, [樂陶陶], joyful/cheerful
        bālè, [芭樂], guava (loanword from Taiwanese)
        
        
        xǐwénlèjiàn, [喜聞樂見], to love to hear and see (idiom)/well received/to one's liking
        yuèlǐ, [樂理], music theory
        
        Lègāo, [樂高], Lego (toys)
        Xīnlè, [新樂], Xinle county level city in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
        
        
        Sīlèbīng, [思樂冰], Slurpee (drink)
        
        
        xiányuèduì, [弦樂隊], string orchestra
        
        Yǒnglè, [永樂], Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[Zhū Dì] (1360-1424), ...
        
        
        Xīngbīnglè, [星冰樂], Frappuccino
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        āiyuè, [哀樂], funeral music/plaint/dirge
        
        
        
        xiányuèqì, [弦樂器], string instrument
        
        
        
        
        
        lǐyuè, [禮樂], (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
        
        Jiālèfú, [家樂福], Carrefour, French supermarket chain
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        lèkāihuā, [樂開花], to burst with joy
        shìnèiyuè, [室內樂], chamber music
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        tánbōyuèqì, [彈撥樂器], plucked string instrument/CL:件[jiàn]
        
        
        
        
        
        

        tiān, day/sky/heaven
        jīntiān, today/at the present/now
        míngtiān, tomorrow
        zuótiān, yesterday
        měitiān, every day/everyday
        nàtiān, that day/the other day
        lǎotiān, God/Heavens
使         tiānshǐ, angel
        tiāntáng, paradise/heaven
        tiānqì, [天氣], weather
        liáotiān, to chat/to gossip
        tiānfù, [天賦], gift/innate skill
        zhěngtiān, all day long/whole day
        xiàtiān, summer/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiāncái, talent/gift/genius/talented/gifted
        xiètiānxièdì, [謝天謝地], Thank heavens!/Thank goodness that's worked out so well!
        
        tiānshēng, nature/disposition/innate/natural
        tiānkōng, sky
        báitiān, daytime/during the day/day/CL:個|个[gè]
        lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
        Xīngqītiān, Sunday/CL:個|个[gè]
        chūntiān, spring (season)/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiānshàng, celestial/heavenly
        dōngtiān, winter/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiānzhēn, naive/innocent/artless
        tiāntiān, every day
        tiānxià, land under heaven/the whole world/the whole of China/realm/rule
        dāngtiān/dàngtiān, [當天], on that day, the same day
        qiūtiān, autumn/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiānhuābǎn, ceiling
        tiānfèn, natural gift/talent
        Tiānzhǔjiào, Catholicism
        gǎitiān, another day/some other time/to find another day (for appointment etc)/to take a ...
        chéngtiān, (coll.) all day long/all the time
        tiānliàng, dawn/daybreak
        tiānxìng, nature/innate tendency
        Tiānzhǔjiàotú, Catholic/follower of Catholicism
        tiānrán, natural
线         tiānxiàn, [天線], antenna/mast/connection with high-ranking officials
        zhètiān, [這天], today/this day
        
        shàngtiān, Heaven/Providence/God/the day before/the sky above/to fly to the sky/to take off...
        tiāndì, heaven and earth/world/scope/field of activity
        lùtiān, outdoors/al fresco/in the open
        
        bàntiān, half of the day/a long time/quite a while/midair/CL:個|个[gè]
        tiānzǐ, the (rightful) emperor/"Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
        qiántiān, the day before yesterday
        yītiāndàowǎn, all day long/the whole day
        cóngtiānérjiàng, [從天而降], lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)/fig. to appear unexpectedly/to arise abruptly/...
        tiāné, [天鵝], swan
        Tiānzhǔ, God (in Catholicism)/abbr. for 天主教[Tiān zhǔ jiào], Catholicism
        hòutiān, [後天], the day after tomorrow/acquired (not innate)/a posteriori
        Tiānlángxīng, Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
        tiānguó, [天國], Kingdom of Heaven
        tiānxiǎode, [天曉得], Heaven knows!
        guāngtiānhuàrì, the full light of day (idiom)/fig. peace and prosperity/in broad daylight
        tiānhuáng, emperor/emperor of Japan
        dàbáitiān, broad daylight
        tiānyīwúfèng, [天衣無縫], lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)/fig. flawless
        quántiānhòu, all-weather
        lántiān, [藍天], blue sky
        hángtiān, space flight
        tiānchuāng, hatchway/skylight/sun roof
        Tiānqiáo/tiānqiáo, [天橋], Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Jǐ nán shì], Shandong/Tianqiao district ...
        tiānránqì, [天然氣], natural gas
        tiānwénguǎn, [天文館], planetarium
        Lǐbàitiān, [禮拜天], Sunday
        tiāntǐ, [天體], celestial body/nude body
        tiānmǎ, [天馬], celestial horse (mythology)/fine horse/Ferghana horse/(western mythology) Pegasu...
        tiānéróng, [天鵝絨], velvet/swan's down
        tiānyì, providence/the Will of Heaven
        tiānfāndìfù, sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion/everythin...
        yìxiǎngtiānkāi, [異想天開], to imagine the wildest thing/to indulge in fantasy
        
        chōngtiān, [沖天], to soar/to rocket
        Tiānwángxīng, Uranus (planet)
        tiāndà, gargantuan/as big as the sky/enormous
        TiānyáHǎijiǎo/tiānyáhǎijiǎo, Cape Haijiao in Sanya 三亞|三亚[Sān yà], Hainan, the ends of the earth/separated wor...
        qíngtiān, clear sky/sunny day
        
        tiānshén, god/deity
        wúfǎwútiān, [無法無天], regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick/undisciplined an...
        tiānyá, the other end of the world/a faraway place
        shēngtiān, lit. to ascend to heaven/to die
        fāntiānfùdì, sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion/everythin...
        
西         Xītiān, the Western Paradise (Buddhism)
        tiānsè, color of the sky/time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky/weather
        tīngtiānyóumìng, [聽天由命], to submit to the will of heaven/to resign oneself to fate/to trust to luck
        mótiāndàlóu, [摩天大樓], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
        tiānwáng, emperor/god/Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title/see also 洪秀全[Hóng Xiù quán]
        tiānpíng, scales (to weigh things)
        cāngtiān, [蒼天], firmament
        mǎntiānfēi, [滿天飛], to rush around everywhere/always active
        xiāntiānxìng, congenital/intrinsic/innateness
        Tiānmìng, Mandate of Heaven/destiny/fate/one's life span
        tiānwénxuéjiā, [天文學家], astronomer
        
        
        tiānzàodìshè, [天造地設], lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)/ideal/perfect/(of a match) made...
        tiānwénxué, [天文學], astronomy
        
        pūtiāngàidì, [鋪天蓋地], lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering/omnipr...
        tiānlài, [天籟], sounds of nature
        
        xiāntiān, inborn/innate/natural
        tiānwéntái, observatory
        tiānwén, astronomy
        tiānchángdìjiǔ, [天長地久], enduring while the world lasts (idiom)/eternal
        
        yǔtiān, rainy day/rainy weather
        tiāntíng, middle of the forehead/imperial court/heaven
        tiānhuā, smallpox/ceiling/stamen of corn/(old) snow/(dialect) sesame oil
        hángtiānfēijī, [航天飛機], space shuttle
        Qǐrényōutiān, [杞人憂天], man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
        Tiānzhú, the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
        tiānlǐ, Heaven's law/the natural order of things
        tiāndǐxia, in this world/under the sun
        tiānzhí, [天職], vocation/duty/mission in life
        màntiān, lit. to fill the whole sky/everywhere/as far as the eye can see
        xìntiānwēng, albatross (family Diomedeidae)
        fēitiān, [飛天], flying Apsara (Buddhist art)
        
        jīngtiāndòngdì, [驚天動地], world-shaking (idiom)
        quántiān, whole day
        
        tiānhuāluànzhuì, [天花亂墜], lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)/fig. extravagant embellishments/hype
        kāitiānchuāng, [開天窗], to leave a blank to mark censored area
        
        
        lètiānpài, [樂天派], happy-go-lucky people/optimists
        tiānjī, [天機], mystery known only to heaven (archaic)/inscrutable twist of fate/fig. top secret
        tiānrǎngzhībié, [天壤之別], lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)/fig. night and day difference/opposit...
        
        tiānjià, [天價], extremely expensive/sky-high price
        tiāndí, [天敵], predator/natural enemy
        
        tiānjì, [天際], horizon
        
        tiānzhúshǔ, guinea pig/cavy
        rénmìngguāntiān, [人命關天], human life is beyond value (idiom)
        
        
        hángtiānjú, space agency
        yuàntiānyóurén, (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
        bīngtiānxuědì, a world of ice and snow
        
        mǎntiān, [滿天], whole sky
        
        
        chóngjiàntiānrì, [重見天日], to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
        kāitiānpìdì, [開天闢地], to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pán gǔ] creat...
        TiānfāngYètán/tiānfāngyètán, [天方夜譚], The Arabian Nights (classic story), fantasy story
        tiānbiān, [天邊], horizon/ends of the earth/remotest places
        tiānzī, [天資], innate talent/gift/flair/native resource/dowry
        tiānmǎxíngkōng, [天馬行空], like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)/(of writing, calligraphy...
        Tiānxiēzuò, [天蠍座], Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
        
        
        tiānshū, [天書], imperial edict/heavenly book (superstition)/obscure or illegible writing/double ...
        tiānjǐng, courtyard/patio/veranda/atrium/acupuncture point TB0
        tiānmíng, dawn/daybreak
        
        dǎndàbāotiān, [膽大包天], reckless/extremely daring
        tiānlúnzhīlè, [天倫之樂], family love and joy/domestic bliss
        
        
        tiānjīngdìyì, [天經地義], lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper/right and...
        tiānxiān, immortal (esp. female)/deity/fairy/Goddess/fig. beautiful woman
        jiǔtiān, the Ninth Heaven/the highest of the heavens
        
        zàitiānzhīlíng, [在天之靈], soul and spirit of the deceased
        tántiān, [談天], to chat
        tiānzāi, [天災], natural disaster
        dǐngtiānlìdì, [頂天立地], lit. able to support both heaven and earth/of indomitable spirit (idiom)
        shāngtiānhàilǐ, [傷天害理], to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven/outrag...
        tiānxiàdìyī, first under heaven/number one in the country
        Tiānchèngzuò, Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
        mántiānguòhǎi, [瞞天過海], to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)/to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
        yīntiān, [陰天], cloudy day/overcast sky
        qíngtiānpīlì, [晴天霹靂], thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue
        
        pòtiānhuāng, unprecedented/for the first time/never before/first ever
        màntiānyàojià, [漫天要價], to ask for sky-high prices
        
        bēitiānmǐnrén, [悲天憫人], to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind
        rúrìzhōngtiān, lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)/fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career ...
        
        Rèntiāntáng, Nintendo
        qīngtiān, clear sky/blue sky/upright and honorable (official)
        hángtiānyuán, [航天員], astronaut
        Tiāngōng, [天宮], Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
        tiānzhúkuí, geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
        
        TiānéHú, [天鵝湖], Swan Lake
        huātiānjiǔdì, to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual plea...
        tiānxiàtàipíng, the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
        mótiāndàshà, [摩天大廈], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
        lěngtiān, cold weather/cold season
        tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
        mótiānlóu, [摩天樓], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
        
        hūntiānhēidì, lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)/fig. pitch dark/to black out/disorderly/tr...
        tiānluódìwǎng, [天羅地網], inescapable net (idiom)/trap/dragnet
        
        bànbiāntiān, [半邊天], half the sky/women of the new society/womenfolk
        dàhòutiān, [大後天], three days from now/day after day after tomorrow
        yībùdēngtiān, reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) in...
        
        yànyángtiān, [豔陽天], bright sunny day/blazing hot day
        yǔguòtiānqíng, [雨過天晴], sky clears after rain/new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom)/every cloud ha...
        tiānhándìdòng, [天寒地凍], cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
        hángtiānqì, spacecraft
        mǎntiānxīng, [滿天星], Baby's Breath/Gypsophila paniculata
        tiānlánsè, [天藍色], azure
        
        tiāncì, [天賜], bestowed by heaven
        wùjìngtiānzé, [物競天擇], natural selection
        
        
        
        dàqiántiān, three days ago
        rèhuǒcháotiān, [熱火朝天], in full swing (idiom)/(in a) frenzy/buzzing with activity
        tiānshí, [天時], the time/the right time/weather conditions/destiny/course of time/heaven's natur...
        Lètiān/lètiān, [樂天], Lotte (South Korean conglomerate), carefree/happy-go-lucky/optimistic
        
        tiānpéng, ceiling/awning
        huítiānfáshù, [回天乏術], unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)/to fail to save the situation
        liántiān, [連天], reaching the sky/for days on end/incessantly
使         báiyītiānshǐ, "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
        
        làngjìtiānyá, [浪跡天涯], to roam far and wide (idiom)/to travel the world
        tiānnián, natural life span
        
        
        
        
        
        tāotiāndàzuì, heinous crime
        yǎngtiān, to face upwards/to look up to the sky
        zhōngtiān, culmination (astronomy)
        
        húnrántiānchéng, [渾然天成], to resemble nature itself/of the highest quality (idiom)
        bàotiǎntiānwù, to waste natural resources recklessly/not to know how to use things sparingly
        
        tiānzhēnlànmàn, [天真爛漫], innocent and unaffected
        huítiānwúlì, [回天無力], unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)/to fail to save the situation
        tiānhòu, weather
        tiānbīng, celestial soldier/(old) imperial troops/(Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit/(more ...
        tántiānshuōdì, [談天說地], to talk endlessly/talking of anything under the sun
        tiānxiàng, meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)
        tiāndào, natural law/heavenly law/weather (dialect)
        
        
        huāntiānxǐdì, [歡天喜地], delighted/with great joy/in high spirits
        jiàntiān, [見天], (coll.) every day
        dìjiǔtiāncháng, [地久天長], enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal/for ever and ever (o...
        Tiānānmén, [天安門], Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
        
        
        
        zhētiānbìrì, lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering/omnipr...
        
        sàngjìntiānliáng, [喪盡天良], devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
        dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
        
        tiānwǎnghuīhuī, [天網恢恢], lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)...
        
        guītiān, [歸天], to die
        xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
        dǎtiānxià, to seize power/to conquer the world/to establish and expand a business/to carve ...
        tiānlán, [天藍], sky blue
        
        
        zuòjǐngguāntiān, [坐井觀天], lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-mind...
        tiānzāirénhuò, [天災人禍], natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
        tiānchángrìjiǔ, [天長日久], after a long time (idiom)
        
        
        
        zuìètāotiān, [罪惡滔天], evil crimes fill heaven (idiom)
        
        mínyǐshíwéitiān, [民以食為天], Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need./Fo...
        
        
        détiāndúhòu, [得天獨厚], blessed by heaven (idiom)/enjoying exceptional advantages/favored by nature
        tiānméndōng, [天門冬], asparagus
        
        tiānlún, [天倫], family bonds/ethical family relations
        
        tiāngān, the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jiǎ], 乙[yǐ], 丙[bǐng], 丁[dīng], 戊[wù], 己[jǐ], 庚[gēng], 辛[...
        
        Tiānshān, Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan
        tiānr, [天兒], the weather
        tiāngōng, heaven/lord of heaven
        Tiāntán, [天壇], Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
        
        
        cāntiān, [參天], reach high to the sky/tall/of great height
        tiānxiàngyí, [天象儀], planetarium projector
        Hútiān, Zoroastrianism
        tiāngāngliàng, [天剛亮], daybreak
        tiāndàochóuqín, Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
        shípòtiānjīng, [石破天驚], earth-shattering/breakthrough/remarkable and original work
        
        jīquǎnshēngtiān, [雞犬升天], lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)/fig. to ride on sb else's success/O...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        bàitiāndì, to worship heaven and earth/ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashione...
        
        míngmǎntiānxià, [名滿天下], world famous
        
        
        
        sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
        
        shuǐtiānyīsè, water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
        
        
        pǔtiāntóngqìng, [普天同慶], everybody celebrating together/universal celebration/universal rejoicing
        
        
        biàntiān, [變天], to undergo change in weather/restoration of reactionary rule or the previous reg...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
        
        Tiānyīngzuò, [天鷹座], Aquila (constellation)
        
        
        
        dàtiāné, [大天鵝], (bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
        
        
        sānfútiān, three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August...
        guósètiānxiāng, [國色天香], national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
        
        
        
        
        Tiāntāi, Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗/T...
        
        
        Tiānchí/tiānchí, Lake Tianchi in Xinjiang, "heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain/used as t...
        Tiānjīn, Tianjin, a municipality in northeast China, abbr. 津
        
        
        
        
        tiānnándìběi, distant places/all over the country/(to talk) about this and that
        tiānniú, Longhorn beetle
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        hǎijiǎotiānyá, see 天涯海角[tiān yá hǎi jiǎo]
        biéyǒudòngtiān, [別有洞天], place of charm and beauty/scenery of exceptional charm/completely different worl...
        tiāntī, stairway to heaven/high mountain road/tall ladder on a building or other large s...
        Xiǎotiāné/xiǎotiāné, [小天鵝], Little Swan (PRC appliance brand), (bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus c...
        
        tiānliáng, conscience
        
        
        
        
        
        
        réndìngshèngtiān, [人定勝天], man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
        
        
        shǔtiān, hot (summer) day
        Tiānshùn, [天順], Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhū Qí zhèn] (1427-1...
        Nántiānmén, [南天門], The Southern Heavenly Gates/a name for a mountain pass gate in several places
        
        
        fútiān, the hottest period of the year/see 三伏天[sān fú tiān]
        

        zhīdào, to know/to become aware of/also pr. [zhī dao]
        zhī, to know/to be aware
        tōngzhī, to notify/to inform/notice/notification/CL:個|个[gè]
        bùzhī, not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness ...
        dézhī, to find out/to know/to learn about
        yīwúsuǒzhī, [一無所知], not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant/without an inkling
        zhīshi, [知識], knowledge/CL:門|门[mén]/intellectual
        gàozhī, to inform
        xiānzhī, prophet
        wúzhī, [無知], ignorant/ignorance
        zhīmíng, well-known/famous
        wèizhī, unknown
        zhījué, [知覺], perception/consciousness
        zhīqíng, to know the facts/to understand/to be familiar with the situation
        zhīxiǎo, [知曉], to know/to understand
        bùzhīsuǒcuò, not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end/embarrassed and at a complete...
        gǎnzhī, perception/awareness
        
        rènzhī, [認知], cognition/cognitive/understanding/perception/awareness/to be cognizant of/to rec...
        zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī, [眾所周知]/[眾所週知], as everyone knows (idiom), see 眾所周知|众所周知[zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī]
        míngzhī, to be fully aware of/to know perfectly well
        bùwéirénzhī, [不為人知], not known to anyone/secret/unknown
        liángzhī, innate sense of right and wrong/conscience/bosom friend
        bùzhībùjué, [不知不覺], unconsciously/unwittingly
        shúzhī, to be well acquainted with
        zhījǐ, to know oneself/to be intimate or close/intimate friend
        kězhī, evidently/clearly/no wonder/knowable
        zhīzú, content with one's situation/to know contentment (hence happiness)
        zhīmíngdù, reputation/profile/familiarity in the public consciousness
        zhīgēngniǎo, [知更鳥], redbreast/robin
        shēnzhī, to know well/to be fully aware of
        zhīxīn, caring/intimate
        zhīhuì, [知會], to inform/to tell/to notify/notification
        
        bùzhīsuǒyún, to not know what sb is driving at/to be unintelligible
        shéizhī, [誰知], lit. who knows/who would have thought/unexpectedly/unpredictably
        zìzhīzhīmíng, knowing oneself (idiom)/self-knowledge
        bùdéérzhī, unknown/unable to find out
        
        
        zhīshifènzǐ, [知識分子], intellectual/intelligentsia/learned person
        zhīqíngrén, person in the know/insider/informed source
        kěxiǎngérzhī, it is obvious that.../as one can well imagine...
        lüèzhīyīèr, slight knowledge of sth/to know very little about a subject/a smattering
        zhījǐzhībǐ, know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[S...
        huòzhī, [獲知], to learn of (an event)/to hear about (sth)
        wèizhīshù, [未知數], unknown quantity
        bùzhīqùxiàng, whereabouts unknown/gone missing
        xiǎnwéirénzhī, [鮮為人知], rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown/secret to all but a few
        
        zhīxī, to know/to be informed of
        qiúzhīyù, [求知慾], desire for knowledge
        
        zhīyīn, intimate friend/soul mate
        rénrénjiēzhī, known to everyone
        yúmèiwúzhī, [愚昧無知], stupid and ignorant (idiom)
        zhīliǎo, cicada (onom.)
        
        yīzhībànjiě, lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge/dilettan...
        húnránbùzhī, [渾然不知], to be totally oblivious (to sth)/to have no idea about sth
        jìnrénjiēzhī, [盡人皆知], known by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        xūzhī, [須知], key information/instructions/it must be borne in mind
        
        
        
        
        mítúzhīfǎn, to get back on the right path/to mend one's ways
        
        
        zhīmíngrénshì, public figure/celebrity
        
        xiānzhīxiānjué, [先知先覺], foresight/having foresight/person of foresight
        qiúzhī, anxious to learn/keen for knowledge
退         zhīnánértuì, [知難而退], to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back ...
        zhēnzhī, real knowledge
        tōngzhīdān, [通知單], notification/notice/ticket/receipt
        míngzhīgùfàn, deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
        lùrénjiēzhī, understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        zhīfǎfànfǎ, to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules
        
        zhīxiàn, [知縣], county head magistrate (old)
        zhīzúchánglè, [知足常樂], satisfied with what one has (idiom)
        shūbùzhī, little imagined/scarcely realized
        
        zhīqù, to act tactfully/tactful/discreet
        
        
        zhījiāo, intimate friend
        
        
        
        
        zhēnzhīzhuójiàn, [真知灼見], penetrating insight
        zhīshikù, [知識庫], knowledge base
        
        wēngùzhīxīn, [溫故知新], to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)/to recall the past...
        xīnzhī, new knowledge/new friend
        rénsuǒgòngzhī, something that everybody knows
        zhīqīng, educated youth (sent to work in farms during the Cultural Revolution)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        fùrújiēzhī, [婦孺皆知], understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        
        
        
        tāxiāngyùgùzhī, [他鄉遇故知], meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
        zhīshijiè, [知識界], intellectual circles/intelligentsia
        
        
        
        
        

        shēngmìng, life (as the characteristic of living beings)/living being/creature/CL:個|个[gè],條...
        mìng, life/fate/order or command/to assign a name, title etc
        mìnglìng, order/command/CL:道[dào],個|个[gè]
        jiùmìng, to save sb's life/(interj.) Help!/Save me!
        mìngyùn, [命運], fate/destiny/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhìmìng, fatal/mortal/deadly/to sacrifice one's life
        xìngmìng, life
使         shǐmìng, mission/long-term task to which one devotes oneself/a calling
        dàimìng, to be on call/to be on standby
        pīnmìng, to do one's utmost/with all one's might/at all costs/(to work or fight) as if on...
        zūnmìng, to follow your orders/to do as you bid
        mìngmíng, to give a name to/to dub/to christen/to designate/named after/naming
        gémìng, revolution/revolutionary (politics)/CL:次[cì]
        mìngzhòng, to hit (a target)
        yàomìng, to cause sb's death/very/extremely/frightening/annoying
        sàngmìng, [喪命], to lose one's life
        rènmìng, to appoint/(job) appointment/CL:紙|纸[zhǐ]
        sòngmìng, to lose one's life/to get killed
        huómìng, life/to survive/to save a life/to scrape a living
        rénmìng, human life/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        méimìng, [沒命], to lose one's life/to die/recklessly/desperately
        táomìng, to escape/to flee/to run for one's life
        mìngàn, homicide case/murder case
        màimìng, [賣命], to throw one's life in for/to haplessly give one's life for/to sacrifice oneself...
        tīngmìng, [聽命], to obey an order/to take orders/to accept a state of affairs
        fèngmìng, to receive orders/to follow orders/to act under orders
        suànmìng, fortune-telling/to tell fortune
        
        wéitāmìng, [維他命], vitamin (loanword)
寿         shòumìng, [壽命], life span/life expectancy/lifetime (of a machine)
        shēngmìnglì, vitality
        shòumìng, ordained or appointed to a post/to benefit from counsel
        bìmìng, [斃命], to meet violent death/to get killed
        zìmìngbùfán, to think too much of oneself/self-important/arrogant
        zhìmìngshāng, [致命傷], mortal wound/(fig.) fatal weakness/Achilles' heel
        tīngtiānyóumìng, [聽天由命], to submit to the will of heaven/to resign oneself to fate/to trust to luck
        rènmìng, [認命], to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate/to be resigned to sth
        
        Tiānmìng, Mandate of Heaven/destiny/fate/one's life span
        wángmìng, to flee/to go into exile (from prison)
        sǐyúfēimìng, [死於非命], violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster/an unnatural death
        xiāngyīwéimìng, [相依為命], mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival/inter...
        chūrénmìng, fatal/resulting in sb's death
        gémìngxìng, revolutionary
        
        mìnggēnzi, see 命根[mìng gēn]
        
        chángmìng, [償命], to pay with one's life
        sǐmìng, doom/death/desperately
        duǎnmìng, to die young/short-lived
        wángmìngzhītú, runaway (idiom); desperate criminal/fugitive
        mìngtí, [命題], proposition (logic, math.)/to assign an essay topic
        
        rénmìngguāntiān, [人命關天], human life is beyond value (idiom)
        shěmìng, [捨命], to risk one's life
        zìmìng, to consider oneself to be (sth positive)
        ráomìng, [饒命], to spare sb's life
        kàngmìng, against orders/to disobey/to refuse to accept orders
        
        mìngzhònglǜ, hit rate/scoring rate
线         shēngmìngxiàn, [生命線], lifeline
        mìngmài, [命脈], lifeline
        mìnggēn, lifeblood/the thing that one cherishes most in life/(coll.) family jewels (male ...
        píyúbēnmìng, [疲於奔命], (idiom) terribly busy/up to one's ears in work
        kǔmìng, hard lot/bitter fate/unfortunate
        
        pànmìng, see 拼命[pīn mìng]
        
        mìngkǔ, to be born under an ill star
        
        hěnmìng, exerting all one's strength
        yǔnmìng, [殞命], to die/to perish
        cǎojiānrénmìng, to have disregard for human life (idiom)
使         
        cuīmìng, to press sb to death/fig. to pressurize sb continually
        shòumìng, to give orders
        gémìngjiā, a revolutionary
        
        
        
        mìngxiàng, horoscope
        móucáihàimìng, [謀財害命], to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
        wánrmìng, [玩兒命], to gamble with life/to take reckless risks
        ānshēnlìmìng, settle down and get on with one's pursuit
        bēnmìng, to rush about on errands/to be kept on the run
        WénhuàDàgémìng, Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
        juémìngshū, [絕命書], suicide note
宿         sùmìnglùn, [宿命論], fatalism/fatalistic
使         
        
        
        
        
        fùmìng, [復命], to report on completion of a mission/debriefing
        
        fǎngémìng, counterrevolutionary
        
        ěrtímiànmìng, to give sincere advice (idiom)/to exhort earnestly
        bómìng, to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women)/to be born unlucky
        
        
        mínzhǔgémìng, democratic revolution/bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude t...

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