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天文 (tiān wén): Astronomy (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

Character Breakdown

天 • tiān • sky, heaven, or the celestial realm

tiān天

sky, heaven, or the celestial realm

Word Info

Pinyintiān wén

Meaningastronomy

Characters2

SyntaxNoun

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文 • wén • writing, script, literature, culture

wén文

writing, script, literature, culture

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 天文.

弊端bì duānmalpractice; abuse
剥削bō xuēexploit
奔驰bēn chírun quickly; speed; gallop
不愧bú kuìbe worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
操劳cāo láowork hard
并非bìng fēireally not
报复bào fùtake vengeance on; retaliate
残疾cán jíphysical disability; deformity
颁布bān bùpromulgate; issue; proclaim
奔波bēn bōrush about; be on the go
博览会bó lǎn huìfair; exhibition; exposition
不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 天文.

Words with 天

今天jīn tiāntoday
天气tiān qìweather
明天míng tiāntomorrow
昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

白天bái tiāndaytime

星期天xīng qī tiānSunday

冬天dōng tiānwinter

前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday

Words with 文

中文zhōng wénChinese [written language]
文化wén huàculture
课文kè wéntext
文章wén zhāngessay
作文zuò wénwrite a composition
文件wén jiànfile; document
文具wén jùstationery; writing materials
文字wén zìwriting

4.

How to Use 天文 in Sentences

Verb + Objectwith研究

yán研

jiū究

tiān天

wén文

neutral

study astronomy

Adjective + Noun

tiān天

wén文

wàng望

yuǎn远

jìng镜

Idiomwith数字

tiān天

wén文

shù数

zì字

5.

Example Sentences with 天文

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

kàn看

tiān天

wén文

neutral

astronomical telescope

tiān天

wén文

ài爱

hào好

zhě者

neutral

astronomy enthusiast

tiān天

wén文

xiàn现

xiàng象

neutral

astronomical phenomenon

neutral

astronomical figure

。

I like to study astronomy.

tā他

duì对

tiān天

wén文

de的

xìng兴

qù趣

yuán源

yú于

tóng童

nián年

shí时

de的

yí一

cì次

liú流

xīng星

yǔ雨

guān观

cè测

。

His interest in astronomy originated from observing a meteor shower in his childhood.

tiān天

wén文

wàng望

yuǎn远

jìng镜

néng能

ràng让

wǒ我

men们

kàn看

dào到

yáo遥

yuǎn远

de的

xīng星

xīng星

。

Astronomical telescopes allow us to see distant stars.

wǒ我

cóng从

wèi未

xì系

tǒng统

dì地

xué学

xí习

guò过

tiān天

wén文

，

zhǐ只

shì是

ǒu偶

ěr尔

kàn看

kàn看

kē科

pǔ普

jié节

mù目

。

I have never systematically studied astronomy; I only occasionally watch popular science programs.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

zhǔ主

xiū修

wù物

lǐ理

，

dàn但

duì对

tiān天

wén文

de的

rè热

qíng情

què却

sī丝

háo毫

bù不

jiǎn减

。

Although he majors in physics, his passion for astronomy remains undiminished.