chángtiān

长天

Word · NounTraditional長天

vast sky

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

vast sky; boundless heavens

literary

A literary term used to evoke a sense of immense, open space. Often found in poetry, classical literature, and formal descriptive writing.

Dà大
yàn雁
nán南
fēi飞
 ,
xiāo消
shī失
yú于
cháng长
tiān天
zhī之
wài外
 。

The wild geese flew southward, disappearing beyond the vast sky.

Jí极
mù目
yuǎn远
tiào眺
 ,
wéi唯
jiàn见
qiū秋
shuǐ水
gòng共
cháng长
tiān天
yī一
sè色
 。

Gazing into the distance, all that can be seen is the autumn water merging with the boundless sky in one hue.

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Yǎng仰
wàng望
cháng长
tiān天
 ,
bù不
jīn禁
lìng令
rén人
gǎn感
dào到
zì自
shēn身
de的
miǎo渺
xiǎo小
 。

Looking up at the immense sky, one can't help but feel one's own insignificance.