Chinese

天空

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
sky; heavens; firmament
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese天 “sky; heavens; heavenly; celestial”
    • meaningChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
    • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”
  • characterChinese空 “empty; hollow; void”
    • meaningChinese穴 “hole”
    • soundChinese工 “labour; work (Classifier: 份 c)”

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