How to say “the Celestial Empire” in Chinese
the Celestial Empire; the whole world
“The Celestial Empire” in Chinese is 天下, tiān xià: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
天下 is read tiān xià: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person 大 with a stroke above the head: the sky.
A stroke under a line.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “天下”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 天下. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 明天下午三点。míngtiānxiàwǔsāndiǎnTomorrow at 3 p.m.
- 他每天下班以后去健身。tāměitiānxiàbānyǐhòuqùjiànshēnHe works out every day after work.
- 今天下雨，加上我有点儿不舒服，就没出门。jīntiānxiàyǔ,jiāshàngwǒyǒudiǎnrbùshūfu,jiùméichūménIt's raining today, and on top of that I'm not feeling well — so I didn't go out.
- 比赛明天下午在体育馆举行。bǐsàimíngtiānxiàwǔzàitǐyùguǎnjǔxíngThe match will be held tomorrow afternoon in the gym.
- 昨天下雨，我着凉了。zuótiānxiàyǔ,wǒzháoliángleIt rained yesterday, and I caught a cold.
- 明天下午有一个关于中国历史的讲座。míngtiānxiàwǔyǒuyígeguānyúZhōngguólìshǐdejiǎngzuòTomorrow afternoon there's a lecture on Chinese history.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “the Celestial Empire” in Chinese?
“The Celestial Empire” in Chinese is 天下, pinyin tiānxià.
What does 天下 mean?
天下 (tiānxià) means “the Celestial Empire; the whole world”.
How do you write 天下?
天下 is 2 characters: 天 (tiān) — sky, day; 下 (xià) — below, under. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 天下?
天下 is read tiānxià. Tones: tiān — first tone, xià — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“the Celestial Empire” in the lesson “Dynasties and emperors”
This word is from the topic “China’s history and traditions” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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