Word: 天 (tiān)

一个门口一个天

yí gè ménkǒu yí gè tiān

each doorway has its own sky

一天天热起来了。

Yì tiān tiān rè qǐlaile.

It is becoming warmer day by day.

一手遮不了天

yìshǒu zhē bù liǎo tiān

one hand cannot cover the sky

一连下了十天雪。

Yìlián xià le shí tiān xuě.

It snowed for ten consecutive days.

七月的天，孩子的脸

qīyuè de tiān, háizi de liǎn

the weather in the seventh month, a child's face

不知不觉，天已经黑了。

Bùzhī-bùjué, tiān yǐjīng hēile.

Without noticing it, it had already gotten dark.

为什么天是蓝的？

Wèishénme tiān shì lán de?

Why is the sky blue?

为什么这两天一天比一天热？

Wèishénme zhè liǎng tiān yì tiān bǐ yì tiān rè?

Why has it been getting hotter and hotter these last two days?

井底蛤蟆，没见过大天

jǐngdǐháma, méi jiànguo dà tiān

a frog at the bottom of a well: it has never seen the big sky

人人头上顶块天

rénrén tóushàng dǐng kuài tiān

everyone carries a piece of sky on their head

人恶人怕天不怕，人善人欺天不欺

rén èrén pà tiānbúpà, rén shànrén qī tiān bù qī

if you're wicked, people fear you but heaven doesn't; if you're good, people bully you but heaven doesn't

人有善愿，天必从之

rén yǒu shàn yuàn, tiān bì cóng zhī

if a person has a good wish, Heaven will surely grant it

人间私语，天闻若雷；暗室亏心，神目如电

rénjiān sīyǔ, tiān wén ruò léi; ànshìkuīxīn, shén mù rú diàn

whispers among people are heard by heaven like thunder; a guilty deed in a dark room is seen by the gods like lightning

今天是2019年的第一天。

Jīntiān shì èr líng yī jiǔ nián de dìyī tiān.

Today is the first day of 2019.

他们都是天真的孩子。

Tāmen dōu shì tiān zhēnde háizi.

They are all artless children.

他休息两天。

Tā xiūxi liǎng tiān.

He rests for two days.

他已经两天没吃东西了。

Tā yǐjīng liǎng tiān méi chī dōngxi le.

He hadn't eaten in two days.

他昏迷了两天，终于苏醒了。

Tā hūnmíle liǎng tiān, zhōngyú sūxǐng le.

He was in a coma for two days and has finally regained consciousness.

他晚回来了两天。

Tā wǎn huílaile liǎng tiān.

He came back two days late.

他说他怕天会下雨。

Tā shuō tā pà tiān huì xiàyǔ.

He said that he was afraid it would be rainy.

伤筋动骨一百天

shāngjīndònggǔ yìbǎi tiān

hurt sinews and move bones: a hundred days

你回家乡去住多少天？

Nǐ huí jiāxiāng qù zhù duōshǎo tiān?

How many days are you going to be visiting your hometown?

你能把你的自行车借我两天吗？

Nǐ néng bǎ nǐ de zìxíngchē jiè wǒ liǎng tiān ma?

Could you lend me your bicycle for a couple of days?

六月的天，孩子的脸，说变就变

liùyuè de tiān, háizi de liǎn, shuō biàn jiù biàn

June weather, a child's face: changes the moment you say so

关节炎碰到阴雨天，老毛病又犯了

guānjiéyán pèngdào yīnyǔ tiān, lǎomáobìng yòu fànle

arthritis meets rainy weather: the old trouble flares up again

只剩下两天了。

Zhǐ shèngxià liǎng tiān le.

There's only two days left.

只有早上5点，但天已经亮了。

Zhǐyǒu zǎoshang wǔ diǎn, dàn tiān yǐjīng liàngle.

It's just five in the morning, but nevertheless it is light out.

各人头上一方天

gèrén tóushàng yìfāng tiān

over each person's head, a patch of sky

和尚撑伞，无发无天

héshang chēngsǎn, wú fā wú tiān

a monk holding up an umbrella: no hair, no sky

大能容小，天能盖地

dà néng róng xiǎo, tiān néng gài dì

the big can hold the small; the sky can cover the earth

天不会总阴，水不会总浑

tiān búhuì zǒng yīn, shuǐ búhuì zǒng hún

the sky isn't always overcast, the water isn't always muddy

天不早了，我该告辞了。

Tiān bù zǎole, wǒ gāi gàocíle.

It's getting late, so I should say goodbye.

天不生无用之人，地不长无用之草

tiān bù shēng wúyòng zhī rén, dì bù zhǎng wúyòng zhī cǎo

heaven bears no useless person, earth grows no useless grass

天不知不觉地暗了下来。

Tiān bùzhī-bùjué de àn le xiàlai.

It became dark before I knew it.

天冷水寒，饥寒相连

tiān lěngshuǐ hán, jīhán xiānglián

cold weather and cold water, hunger and cold go together

天塌了有地接着

tiān tāle yǒu dì jiēzhe

If the sky falls, the earth will catch it

天塌压大家

tiān tā yā dàjiā

If the sky falls, it crushes everyone

天塌有高个儿，水淹有矮子

tiān tā yǒu gāogèr, shuǐ yān yǒu ǎizi

If the sky falls, the tall ones are there; if water floods, the short ones are there

天太冷了，快用毯子把宝宝裹好。

Tiān tài lěngle, kuài yòng tǎnzi bǎ bǎobao guǒ hǎo.

It's too cold, so quickly wrap the baby up well in a blanket.

天太冷了，我的手指都冻僵硬了。

Tiān tài lěngle, wǒ de shǒuzhǐ dōu dòng jiāngyìngle.

It was so cold that my fingers froze stiff.

天太冷，河水都冰冻了。

Tiān tài lěng, héshuǐ dōu bīngdòng le.

It's so cold that the river has frozen over.

天太冷，河水都结冰了。

Tiān tài lěng, héshuǐ dōu jiébīng le.

It's so cold that the river has frozen over.

天太冷，湖面都冻结了。

Tiān tài lěng, hú miàn dōu dòngjiéle.

It was so cold that the whole surface of the lake froze.

天太干，山里容易起山火。

Tiān tài gān, shān lǐ róngyì qǐ shānhuǒ.

When the weather is this dry, wildfires easily start in the mountains.

天太热了，你把头发扎起来吧。

Tiān tài rè le, nǐ bǎ tóufa zhā qǐlai ba.

It's too hot, so tie your hair up.

天太热了，快开电风扇吧！

Tiān tài rè le, kuài kāi diànfēngshàn ba!

It's so hot, turn on the fan quickly!

天太热了，我们去买根雪糕吧。

Tiān tài rè le, wǒmen qù mǎi gēn xuěgāo ba.

It's so hot, let's go buy an ice cream bar.

天太热了，我们去海边避暑吧？

Tiān tài rè le, wǒmen qù hǎibiān bìshǔ ba?

It's so hot, shall we go to the seaside to get away from the summer?

天太热，禾苗都被晒得发黄了。

Tiān tài rè, hémiáo dōu bèi shài de fāhuángle.

It was so hot that the seedlings were scorched yellow.

天已晚矣，我们回家吧。

Tiān yǐ wǎn yǐ, wǒmen huíjiā ba.

It's already late, so let's go home.

天开始下雨了。

Tiān kāishǐ xiàyǔle.

It started raining.

天快亮了，我要动身了。

Tiān kuài liàngle, wǒ yào dòngshēn le.

It will soon be daybreak and I have to leave.

天快要下雨了。

Tiān kuàiyào xiàyǔle.

It is going to rain.

天快黑了，我们得加紧赶路。

Tiān kuài hēile, wǒmen děi jiājǐn gǎnlù.

It's getting dark, so we need to speed up and get going.

天无一月雨，人无一世穷

tiān wú yíyuè yǔ, rén wú yíshì qióng

The sky has no month of rain, a person has no lifetime of poverty

天晴了，我们出去吧。

Tiān qíngle, wǒmen chūqù ba.

It's cleared up, let's go out.

天晴总有天阴时

tiān qíng zǒng yǒu tiānyīn shí

clear skies are always followed by overcast times

天暗了下来。

Tiān àn le xiàlai.

The sky turned dark.

天暗后他们到了酒店。

Tiān àn hòu tāmen dàole jiǔdiàn.

They got to the hotel after dark.

天有时刻阴晴，人有三回六转

tiān yǒu shíkè yīnqíng, rén yǒu sān huí liù zhuǎn

the sky is cloudy or clear from moment to moment; a person turns three times and twists six ways

天渐渐黑了，我们回家吧。

Tiān jiànjiàn hēile, wǒmen huíjiā ba.

It's gradually getting dark, so let's go home.

天要下雨，娘要嫁人

tiān yào xiàyǔ, niáng yào jiàrén

When the sky wants to rain and a widowed mother wants to remarry

天这么黑，八成要下雨了。

Tiān zhème hēi, bāchéng yào xiàyǔle.

The sky is so dark, so it will most probably rain.

天高任鸟飞，海阔凭鱼跃

tiān gāo rèn niǎo fēi, hǎi kuò píng yúyuè

the sky is high, let the birds fly; the sea is wide, let the fish leap

天黄有风，人黄有病

tiān huáng yǒu fēng, rén huáng yǒu bìng

when the sky turns yellow there's wind, when a person turns yellow there's illness

她没发觉天已经黑了。

Tā méi fājué tiān yǐjīng hēile.

She didn't notice that it had already gotten dark.

她请了天假。

Tā qǐngle tiān jià.

She's taken a day off.

好多东西都一天天好转。

Hǎoduō dōngxi dōu yì tiān tiān hǎozhuǎn.

Things are getting better day by day.

好天也得防阴雨

hǎo tiān yě děi fáng yīnyǔ

even in fine weather you must guard against overcast rain

崇祯殡天,盼谁谁不来,叫谁谁不到

chóngzhēn bìn tiān,pàn shuí shuí bù lái,jiào shuí shuí búdào

when Emperor Chongzhen died: those he longed for didn't come, those he called didn't arrive

已经下了两天的雨。

Yǐjīng xià le liǎng tiān de yǔ.

It has been raining for two days.

当我到达时，天正下着雨。

Dāng wǒ dàodá shí, tiān zhèng xià zhe yǔ.

When I arrived, it was raining.

情况一天天好转。

Qíngkuàng yì tiān tiān hǎozhuǎn.

Day by day it's getting better.

情况正在一天天好转。

Qíngkuàng zhèngzài yì tiān tiān hǎozhuǎn.

Things are getting better day by day.

我两天前感冒了。

Wǒ liǎng tiān qián gǎnmàole.

I caught a cold two days ago.

我今早起床时天正在下雨。

Wǒ jīn zǎo qǐchuáng shí tiān zhèngzài xiàyǔ.

When I got up this morning, it was raining.

我们到的时候天已经黑了。

Wǒmen dào de shíhou tiān yǐjīng hēile.

When we arrived, it was already dark.

我到旅馆的时候，天已经黑了。

Wǒ dào lǚguǎn de shíhou, tiān yǐjīng hēile.

It was dark when I reached the hotel.

我发了两天烧。

Wǒ fāle liǎng tiān shāo.

I had fever for two days.

我大学里的第一天相当没意思。

Wǒ dàxué lǐ de dìyī tiān xiāngdāng méiyìsi.

My first day in the university was rather boring.

我好多天没吃东西了。

Wǒ hǎoduō tiān méi chī dōngxi le.

I haven't eaten for days.

我想知道天会不会变晴。

Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào tiān huì búhuì biàn qíng.

I wonder if it will be sunny outside.

我把“夫”写成了“天”。

Wǒ bǎ“fū”xiě chéng le“tiān”.

I wrote "天" instead of "夫".

我本来很想走走，但是天太热了。

Wǒ běnlái hěn xiǎng zǒu zǒu, dànshì tiān tài rè le.

I would like to take a walk, but the day is too hot.

我起来的时候天还是黑的呢。

Wǒ qǐlai de shíhou tiān háishi hēi de ne.

I got up while it was still dark.

我还是希望哪天能做那件事。

Wǒ háishi xīwàng nǎ tiān néng zuò nà jiàn shì.

I still hope to do that someday.

我这两天感觉难受。

Wǒ zhè liǎng tiān gǎnjué nánshòu.

I've been feeling sick for the last two days.

探险队风餐露宿走了十天。

Tànxiǎn duì fēngcānlùsù zǒule shí tiān.

The expedition team ate and slept in the open for ten days as they walked.

旱天的田螺，有口难开

hàn tiān de tiánluó, yǒu kǒu nán kāi

a field snail in a drought: it has a mouth but can hardly open it

时间慢慢流逝，天已经黑了。

Shíjiān mànmàn liúshì, tiān yǐjīng hēile.

Time slowly passed, and it had already gotten dark.

更糟的是天开始下雨了。

Gèng zāo de shì tiān kāishǐ xiàyǔle.

To make matters worse, it began to rain.

月球绕行地球一周要二十七天。

Yuèqiú ràoxíng dìqiú yìzhōu yào èr shíqī tiān.

The moon takes about twenty-seven days to orbit the earth once.

朝鲜族的传统节日是哪天？

Cháoxiǎnzú de chuántǒng jiérì shì nǎ tiān?

What day is the traditional festival of the Korean ethnic group?

棒球比赛因为天雨取消了。

Bàngqiú bǐsài yīnwèi tiān yù qǔxiāole.

The baseball game was called off due to rain.

泰山高还有天，沧海深还有底

Tài Shān gāo háiyǒu tiān, Cānghǎi shēn háiyǒu dǐ

high as Mount Tai, there is still sky above; deep as the ocean, there is still a bottom

海阔凭鱼跃，天高任鸟飞

hǎi kuò píng yúyuè, tiān gāo rèn niǎo fēi

the sea is wide, let the fish leap; the sky is high, let the birds fly

渔民们天不亮就出海捕捞了。

Yúmínmen tiān bú liàng jiù chūhǎi bǔlāole.

The fishermen head out to sea to fish before dawn.

火车越过边境后，天就慢慢黑了。

Huǒchē yuèguò biānjìng hòu, tiān jiù mànmàn hēile.

After the train crossed the border, it slowly got dark.

猫生病了，两天没进食了。

Māo shēngbìng le, liǎng tiān méi jìnshíle.

The cat is sick and hasn't eaten for two days.

球场上传来震天的呐喊。

Qiúchǎng shàng chuánlái zhèn tiān de nàhǎn.

A deafening shout rose from the stadium.