天

sky, day, weather, oh my God, gosh

tʰ i̯ ɛ n ⁵ ⁵
noun Common #3,184
sky The space above the earth.
CH: 为什么天是蓝的?
EN: Why is the sky blue?

天在下雨

It's raining.

— 邮差 (1994)

你知道为什么天看起来这么蓝吗?

Do you know why the sky looks so blue?

我就是想到天要下雨娘要嫁人

I just thought of that saying: “You can’t stop the rain from falling or a woman from marrying.”

— Hi, Mom (2021)

只有傻瓜才瞪着指天的手指

Only fools stare at the finger pointing skyward.

— 天使爱美丽 (2001)

我坐在自己的船上,星星告诉我天还没到破晓,海浪轻声告诉我这里是外湾。

I sit in my own boat. The stars tell me it’s not yet dawn, and the waves whisper that I’m in the outer bay.

听说你天不亮就回来了

I heard you came back before dawn.

— 活着 (1994)

看看天的样子,要下雨了。

Look at the sky—it looks like it’s going to rain.

我们各自拥有一片天

We each have a world of our own.

— 星际旅行2:可汗怒吼 (1982)

天还很亮

It’s still quite light out.

— 荒野大镖客 (1964)

看样子天就快亮了

It looks like dawn is just around the corner.

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

天开始亮了

The sky is starting to brighten.

— 阿飞正传 (1990)

不到时候天就黑了

No, it’ll be dark by then.

— 罗马 (2018)

眼下这些价格全都涨上天了,我给人的工钱够不够?

Prices have gone through the roof lately. Am I paying people enough?

我还以为你想把这个东西送上天去呢

I thought you wanted to send this thing into space.

— 魔女宅急便 (1989)

回头望去,我明白了天为什么还是黑的。

Looking back, I understood why it was still dark.

比天大所有知道这封信存在的人都得死

Bi Tianda, everyone who knows this letter exists has to die.

— 满江红 (2023)

我本来预备今天去海滩的,但接着天就开始下雨了。

I had planned to go to the beach today, but then it started raining.

天怎么会从那边开始亮呢

How come it starts getting light over there?

— 天空之城 (1986)

你呢天不黑你就不回来

As for you, you won’t come back until it gets dark.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

简直是一个天一个地

They’re worlds apart.

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

动作再不快点,天就要亮了

If we don't hurry up, it'll be daylight soon.

— 天空之城 (1986)

没有天哪有地

Without heaven, how could there be earth?

— 三峡好人 (2006)

天不塌的

The sky won’t fall.

— 白丝带 (2009)

天是空的…

The sky is empty…

— 海角七号 (2008)

连我都怕天太黑看不清楚

Even I’m afraid it’ll be too dark to see clearly.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

天非常暗。

The sky is very dark.

天很宽,在我独自唱歌的夜晚

The sky is vast on the nights when I sing alone.

— 海角七号 (2008)

离开的时候天开始亮

It was starting to get light when I left.

— 春光乍泄 (1997)

有一种鱼叫鲲超级大有天那么大还能飞翅膀像云一样大

There’s a kind of fish called the Kun that’s incredibly huge—so huge it’s as big as the sky, and it can fly with wings as vast as clouds.

— 大鱼海棠 (2016)

天要黑了。

It’s getting dark.

天马上要黑了

It’s about to get dark.

— 塔巴德 (2018)

天就要亮了

Dawn is breaking.

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

不过天

But the sky

— 乔乔的异想世界 (2019)

我起来的时候天还是黑的呢。

It was still dark when I got up.

你的法力还不能开天

Your magical powers still aren't strong enough to split open the heavens.

— 大鱼海棠 (2016)

福贵、福贵,你听我说,天塌下来咱们得顶住呀,咱们得顶住呀

Fugui, Fugui, listen to me. Even if the sky comes crashing down, we have to hold it up. We have to hold it up.

— 活着 (1994)

天已经黑啦

It's already dark.

— Deep Sea (2023)

noun Common #5,264
day A unit of time; used after a number to count days.
CH: 我在北京住了二十天。
EN: I stayed in Beijing for twenty days.

我等了蛇仔春的电话很多天了

I've been waiting for a call from She Zichun for many days.

— 警察故事 (1985)

布鲁内尔依法必须继续搜查九十天,寻找谋杀证据,但他看来很难找到任何东西。

Brunel is legally required to continue searching for evidence of murder for another 90 days, but he seems unlikely to find anything.

最近他每天盯着阿成,越来越危险

Lately, he's been keeping an eye on Acheng every day, and it's becoming increasingly dangerous.

— 英雄本色 (1986)

奇怪,上次谈话之后,有天晚上我梦见了她。

Strangely, I dreamed about her one night after our last conversation.

— 甘泉玛侬 (1986)

二十天

Twenty days

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

因为他明白如果在一百天时公主不承认她的约定那么士兵将会伤心难过绝望的死去

Because he understood that if, after a hundred days, the princess didn’t keep her promise, the soldier would die heartbroken and in despair.

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

我读小学的时候,我母亲每天来接我。

When I was in elementary school, my mother picked me up every day.

第六天

Day 6

— 大鱼海棠 (2016)

十天给二十天吧

Let's make it twenty days instead of ten.

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

可能很多天,甚至好多个星期

Possibly many days, or even several weeks.

— 孤堡惊情 (2007)

今天不是你的幸运天.

Today isn't your lucky day.

— 杀手疾风号 (2022)

我好像已经在这儿睡了很多天

I feel like I’ve been sleeping here for days.

— 幽灵公主 (1997)

我再等着,再等它一半天,然而仍然没有见。

I waited and waited, but even after waiting another half a day, I still didn’t see it.

这天上午天很早

It was very early that morning.

— 回归 (2006)

利用了个“零天攻击”

They exploited a “zero-day attack.”

— 我是谁:没有绝对安全的系统 (2014)

第四天

Day four

— 爱,没有明天 (2003)

海上第五天

Day five at sea

— 从海底出击 (1981)

我们各三天,第七天呢?

We each get three days. What about the seventh day?

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

天越来越晚了。

It’s getting later and later.

— 死亡录像 (2007)

那时他还年轻,症状三四天就消失了

He was still young then, and the symptoms disappeared after three or four days.

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

二天

Two days

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

第五天

Day five

— 爱,没有明天 (2003)

这天上午天很早我离开了村庄

Very early that morning, I left the village.

— 回归 (2006)

noun Uncommon #5,642
weather Refers to the weather or outdoor conditions, often in phrases like 天冷 (the weather is cold).
CH: 天冷的时候,我喜欢喝热茶。
EN: When the weather is cold, I like to drink hot tea.

天快要下雨了。

It looks like it's going to rain soon.

我本来很想走走,但是天太热了。

I really wanted to go for a walk, but it was too hot.

天又这么热

It's so hot again today.

— 雨水危机 (2011)

来,天挺冷的

Come on, it’s pretty cold out.

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)

这么凉的天出了什么事啦?

What happened? It's so chilly out!

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

天不冷

It’s not cold.

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

天看起来要下雨了。

It looks like it's going to rain.

天太冷了

It's too cold.

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

天很冷。

It's very cold.

天冷得足以让湖结冰。

It’s cold enough for the lake to freeze.

那时天很冷还下着雨

It was very cold and raining at the time.

— 烈日灼人 (1994)

天可真热啊

It’s really hot today!

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

天要下雨

It looks like it’s going to rain.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

天也冷了

The weather has gotten cold too.

— 洗澡 (1999)

天太冷了,以至于没人想去外面。

It’s so cold that no one wants to go outside.

天冷,我们要跑回去,走吧!

It’s cold, so we’ll run back. Let’s go!

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

天有点冷了

It’s getting a little cold.

— 真爱至上 (2003)

他说他怕天会下雨。

He said he was afraid it might rain.

天很热

It's very hot.

— 三傻大闹宝莱坞 (2009)

我说小圭八月天居然下雪呢

I’m telling you, Xiaogui—it actually snowed in August!

— 天气之子 (2019)

天又很热

It's hot again today.

— 再见列宁 (2003)

因为天太冷要有点什么事,都得用点钱

Because it’s so cold, you have to spend a little money to get anything done.

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)

天突然变暖和了。

It suddenly got warmer.

这么冷的天玩那些童子军游戏太愚蠢了

Playing those Boy Scout games in weather this cold is ridiculous.

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

interjection Uncommon #8,406
oh my God, gosh, heavens An exclamation expressing surprise, frustration, or disbelief; often used in expressions such as 我的天.
CH: 天,我忘带手机了。
EN: Oh my gosh, I forgot my phone.

拜托,天,我们在派对呢!

Oh, come on, we're at a party!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

天,这一天可真难熬啊,对不对?

God, this day has been really tough, hasn't it?

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

天,快开车!

Oh my gosh, drive faster!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

天呢,你没有看见那些街道吗?

Oh my God, didn’t you see those streets?

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

天!

Oh my gosh!

— 黑潮 (1992)

天,我想证明给你们看!

Oh my God, I want to prove it to you all!

— 我是谁:没有绝对安全的系统 (2014)

而阿脚他已经完全…天,不是让你们等着嘛

And A-Jiao has already completely… days—no, didn’t I tell you guys to wait?

— 维多利亚 (2015)

天你为什麽不死了算了?

God, why don't you just die already?

— 白丝带 (2009)

天,你吓到我了!

Oh my God, you scared me!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

天,真的让你受不了了?

Oh my God, can you really not stand it?

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

天你想干什麽?

Oh my God, what are you trying to do?

— 白丝带 (2009)

天,你怎么进去的?

Oh my gosh, how did you get in?

— 我是谁:没有绝对安全的系统 (2014)

天,真糟糕,我不让他们按摩了

Oh no, this is awful. I’m not going to let them massage me anymore.

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

我的天了!

Oh my gosh!

— 潜行者 (1979)

左边,天!

On the left—oh my God!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

天那时多么开心啊

Gosh, we were so happy back then!

— 烈日灼人 (1994)

天,你脑子有毛病吗?

Jeez, are you out of your mind?

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

noun Uncommon #10,736
Heaven; the heavens Refers to Heaven as a divine power; in exclamations like 天啊, it can mean “heavens!”
CH: 天发怒了。
EN: Heaven is angry.

人算不如天算。

Man proposes, but God disposes.

天抱歉太太

I'm so sorry, ma'am.

— 调音师 (2018)

天发怒了

The heavens are angry.

— 大鱼海棠 (2016)

天都帮不了你啊

Not even God can help you now.

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

我向天发誓

I swear to God.

— 落水狗 (1992)

天和地啊请你们接受我吧

Heaven and earth, please accept me.

— 辉夜姬物语 (2013)

这五个月都在他妈的亮红灯天啊,我有够蠢的

That bright red warning light has been on for five fucking months. God, I'm such an idiot.

— 大病 (2017)

我向天发誓,伙计

I swear to God, man.

— 落水狗 (1992)

你无法瞒天过海

You can't get away with it.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

噢,天

Oh my gosh.

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

已拜天为父地为母

I have acknowledged Heaven as my father and Earth as my mother.

— 黑社会 (2005)

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