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天地 (tiān dì) — how to say "heaven and earth" in Chinese
天地
Heaven and earth; world, field
noun
Character composition
天
sky
地
earth
Radicals / Keys
土
Earth
#32 · tǔ · 3 strokes
大
Big
#37 · dà · 3 strokes
Collocations
艺术天地
yìshù tiāndì
artistic realm
广阔天地
guǎngkuò tiāndì
broad world
Examples
我喜欢看天地之间的风景。
I like to look at the scenery between the sky and the earth.
天地很大。
The sky and earth are very big.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "heaven and earth" in Chinese?
"heaven and earth" in Chinese is 天地 (tiān dì).
天地 meaning in English
天地 (tiān dì) means "Heaven and earth; world, field".
How is 天地 pronounced?
It is pronounced tiān dì (written as tian di, tiandi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for heaven and earth
It is written 天地: 天 has 4 strokes, 地 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 天地?
天地 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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