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天下

tiānxià

the world, under heaven

A person on a hill looking over mountains and rivers
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Characters in this word

天 tiān

Strokes
4
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

下 xià

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
一 one 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他走遍天下,最后还是觉得家乡的饭菜最让人安心。 Tā zǒubiàn tiānxià, zuìhòu háishì juéde jiāxiāng de fàncài zuì ràng rén ānxīn. He travelled all over the world, but in the end he still felt most comforted by the food of his hometown.
  • 天下没有不散的宴席,我们总要说再见。 Tiānxià méiyǒu bú sàn de yànxí, wǒmen zǒngyào shuō zàijiàn. There is no feast in the world that never ends; we always have to say goodbye.
  • 天下的父母都希望孩子过得幸福。 Tiānxià de fùmǔ dōu xīwàng háizi guò de xìngfú. Parents all over the world hope their children live happily.

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