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天线tiān xiàn
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 | ||
天 | 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 | ||
綫 | ||
1. Variant of 線 | ||
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tiān xiàn
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