4.11Usage: +++++
天
1. Sky
- 天空 (tiān kōng) Sky
- 天气 (tiān qì) Weather Literal. Sky's energy flow
- 天时地利人和 (tiān shí dì lì rén hé) Right time, right place, right person/people Literal. Sky Timely; Ground Beneficial; Human Harmony
2. Day
- 今天 (jīn tiān) Today
- 明天 (míng tiān) Tomorrow
- 前天 (qián tiān) Day before yesterday
- 后天 (hòu tiān) Day after tomorrow
3. Heaven
- 天堂 (tiān táng) Heaven Literal. Sky's hall – as opposed to 地狱 (dì yù) Hell Literal. Ground's dungeon
- 天使 (tiān shǐ) Angel Literal. Heaven's ambassador
- 天马行空 (tiān mǎ xíng kōng) Highly imaginative / Fantasy Literal. Heavenly horse travelling across the skies
+ NAMES TO NOTE +
- 天津 (tiān jīn) Tianjin, a city in Northen China
- 天安门 (tiān ān mén) Tiananmen Square, also known as the Gate of Heavenly Peace Literal. Heaven peace entrance
+ PERSONAL NOTE +
- 我的天啊 (wǒ de tiān nā)! or simply 天啊 (tiān nā)! Oh heavens! – widely used exclamation of amazement or shock, similar to "Good heavens!", "Oh my goodness" or "Oh my god!"