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tiān

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tiān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tiān | tian1
English translation
to add
to increase
to replenish
to add, to append, to increase, to replenish

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About tiān

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

tiān

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of tiān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵忝

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

tiǎn

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Example sentences using tiān

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yāo shì chá tài nóng , tiān diǎn 热水 rè shuǐ .

If the tea is too strong, add some hot water.

jiā 中国 Zhōngguó 公司 gōngsī 标明 biāo míng 添加剂 tiān jiā jì wéi 一种 yī zhǒng 用于 yòng yú 增甜 zēng chóu de 甘油 gān yóu .

Chinese company had identified the additive as glycerin, a sweetener and thickener.

zhè 评论 pínglùn jiā 引用 yǐnyòng 那个 nà ge 作家 zuòjiā 的话 de huà tiān còu le 这篇评论 pínglùn .

The critic padded out the review with quotation from the author.

de huà gěi 沉闷 chénmèn de 讲话 jiǎng huà 增添 zēngtiān le fēn 轻松 qīngsōng de 气氛 qìfēn .

His words provided some comic relief in what was really a dull speech.

tiān le ,谢谢 xièxie , 已经 yǐjīng 吃饱喝 le .

No more thank you, I'm full up.

Words with tiān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
tiān to add tiān
添加 tiān jiā to add添加 tiān jiā
增添 zēngtiān to add增添 zēngtiān
添麻烦 tiān má fan to inconvenience添麻煩
添加剂 tiān jiā jì additive添加劑
添乱 tiān luàn to inconvenience添亂
锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā gilding the lily錦上添花
添置 tiān zhì to buy添置 tiān zhì
添油加醋 tiān yóu jiā cù lit. to add oil and vinegar添油加醋 tiān yóu jiā cù
画蛇添足 huàshétiānzú to overdo it畫蛇添足
如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì with redoubled power (idiom)如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì
添砖加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā wǎ fig. to do one's bit to help添磚加瓦
添加物 tiān jiā wù additive添加物 tiān jiā wù
加添 jiā tiān augment加添 jiā tiān
添丁 tiān dīng to add a son to the family添丁 tiān dīng
添补 tiān bu to fill (up)添補
加油添醋 jiā yóu tiān cù to sex up加油添醋 jiā yóu tiān cù
二一添作五 èr yī tiān zuò wǔ to go fifty-fifty二一添作五 èr yī tiān zuò wǔ
添办 tiān bàn to acquire添辦

tiān Decomposition & Compounds

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tiān Decomposition

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