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天地无常

天地无常 (tiān dì wú cháng): The world is unpredictable — Meaning & Stroke Order

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天 • tiān • sky, heaven, or the celestial realm • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

tiān天

sky, heaven, or the celestial realm

Word Info

Pinyintiān dì wú cháng

Meaningthe world is unpredictable; the ways of the world are inconstant; fortune is fickle

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地 • dì • earth; ground; place; land • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

dì地

earth; ground; place; land

无 • wú • without • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

wú无

without

常 • cháng • constant, regular, ordinary • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

cháng常

constant, regular, ordinary

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 天地无常.

Words with 天

今天jīn tiāntoday
天气tiān qìweather
明天míng tiāntomorrow
昨天zuó tiānyesterday
白天bái tiāndaytime
星期天xīng qī tiānSunday
冬天dōng tiānwinter
前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday

Words with 地

地图dì túmap
地方dì fangplace
地铁dì tiěunderground train; tube; metro
外地wài dìparts of the country other than where one is

Words with 无

无法wú fǎunable
无聊wú liáobored; boring
无论wú lùnno matter what or how
无关wú guānunrelated

Words with 常

非常fēi chángextremely
常常cháng chángfrequently
常用cháng yòngin common usage
常见cháng jiàncommonly seen

草地

cǎo dì

lawn

各地gè dìin all parts of (a country)

地址dì zhǐaddress

地点dì diǎnlocation

无奈

wú nài

cannot help but; have no alternative; have no choice

无效wú xiàonot valid

无数wú shùinnumerable; countless; myriad

无限wú xiànunlimited

经常

jīng cháng

often; regularly

正常zhèng chángnormal; fine; generally speaking

常识cháng shígeneral knowledge

平常píng chángordinarily; generally; usually

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Example Sentences with 天地无常

tā他

cháng常

shuō说

tiān天

dì地

wú无

cháng常

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

gèng更

yào要

zhēn珍

xī惜

yǎn眼

qián前

de的

rì日

zi子

。

He often says that the world is ever-changing, so one should cherish the days at hand even more.

miàn面

duì对

tiān天

dì地

wú无

cháng常

，

tā她

gǔ古

rén人

gǎn感

tàn叹

tiān天

dì地

wú无

cháng常

xuǎn

选

zé择

yòng用

píng平

jìng静

de的

xīn心

tài态

yíng迎

jiē接

měi每

yī一

tiān天

。

Facing the unpredictability of the world, she chooses to meet each day with a calm mind.

，

tí提

xǐng醒

hòu后

rén人

bù不

yào要

guò过

fèn分

zhí执

zhuó着

。

The ancients lamented the impermanence of the world, reminding later generations not to be overly attached.