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Land under heaven in Chinese: 天下 (tiān xià)

tiān xià

land under heaven

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Definitions

  1. 1land under heaven
  2. 2the whole world
  3. 3the whole of China
  4. 4realm
  5. 5rule

Stroke order

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天
下

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄧㄢ

tiān

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 天下没有免费的午餐。

    tiān xià méi yǒu miǎn fèi de wǔ cān。

    There is no such thing as a free lunch.

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Related words

下

xià

down

天

tiān

day

今天

jīn tiān

today

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

天气

tiān qì

weather

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

聊天

liáo tiān

to chat

天空

tiān kōng

sky

天真

tiān zhēn

naive

下载

xià zǎi

to download

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