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天线
tiān xiàn



天线
antenna


Definitions

Chinese > English
天线
     1. Simplified form of 天線
天線tiānxiàn
     1. n. antenna; aerial
English > Chinese
antenna
     1. 天线、触角
Components
tiān
     1. sky; heavens; heavenly; celestial
           (zh-co, 天空, sky)
           天 黑 了。 - It's getting dark. (lit. The sky is becoming black)
     2. (mythology or religion) heaven as the abode of the gods or the blessed departed; heavenly
           (zh-co, 上天, to go up to the sky; to go to heaven)
           (zh-co, 天意, Heaven's will)
     3. (mythology or religion) Heaven as an impersonal deity; (often translated as God)
           (zh-co, 天主, God)
           (zh-co, 老天, god)
           (zh-co, 我 的 天 啊!, Oh my God!)
           天 助 自 助 者。 - God helps those who help themselves.
     4. top; overhead
           (zh-co, 天橋, footbridge)
           (zh-co, 天窗, sunroof)
     5. weather; climate
           天 很 冷。 - It's very cold.
           如果 天 晴,我們 就 去 散步。 - If the weather clears, we'll go for a walk.
     6. day (24 hours)
           (zh-co, 今天, today)
           (zh-co, 明天, tomorrow)
           (zh-co, 三 天, three days)
     7. day (as opposed to night)
           (zh-co, 白天, daytime)
           (zh-co, 三 天 兩 夜, three days and two nights)
     8. period of time in a day
           (zh-co, 五更天, just before dawn)
           天 不 早 了。 - It's getting late.
     9. season
           春天、夏天、秋天、冬天 - spring, summer, autumn, winter
           (zh-co, 黃梅天, rainy season)
     10. nature
           (zh-co, 天災, natural disaster)
     11. natural; innate
           (zh-co, 天生, innate)
           (zh-co, 天性, nature, personality)
           (zh-co, 天才, genius)
线
     1. Simplified form of 綫
     1. Variant of 線
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