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The Chinese word for antenna is
天线

tiān xiàn



antenna

Chinese Definition


antenna
     1. 天线、触角
Components
     1. sky; heavens; heavenly; celestial
           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
           上天 - to go up to the sky; to go to heaven -
           天意 - Heaven's will -
     3. (mythology or religion) Heaven as an impersonal deity; (often translated as God)
           天主 - God -
           老天 - god -
           我 的 天 啊! - Oh my God! -
           天 助 自 助 者。 - God helps those who help themselves.
     4. top; overhead
           天橋 - footbridge -
           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)
           今天 - today -
           明天 - tomorrow -
           三 天 - three days -
     7. day (as opposed to night)
           白天 - daytime -
           三 天 兩 夜 - three days and two nights -
     8. period of time in a day
           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
           黃梅天 - rainy season -
     10. nature
           天災 - natural disaster -
     11. natural; innate
           天生 - innate -
           天性 - nature, personality -
           天才 - genius -
线
     1. Simplified form of 綫



Translations for 线 and their definitions

觸角
     1. n. antenna; feeler; tentacle


触角
     1. Simplified form of 觸角


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