dōngtiān

洞天

Word · NounTraditional冬天

winter; Taoist paradise

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

winter; the coldest season of the year

The literal and most common meaning.

Běi北
jīng京
de的
dōng冬
tiān天
hěn很
lěng冷
 。

Winter in Beijing is very cold.

Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
dōng冬
tiān天
huá滑
xuě雪
 。

I like skiing in winter.

2.

noun

Taoist paradise; abode of immortals; enchanting wonderland

literary

Literary and metaphorical usage, derived from Taoist terminology.

Zhè这
fēng风
jǐng景
rú如
huà画
de的
xiá峡
gǔ谷
 ,
zhēn真
shì是
yī一
chù处
bié别
yǒu有
dōng冬
tiān天
 。

This picturesque valley is truly a world of its own, a paradise.

Tā他
de的
shū书
fáng房
bù布
zhì置
dé得
gǔ古
sè色
gǔ古
xiāng香
 ,
rú如
tóng同
yī一
gè个
dōng冬
tiān天
de的
shì世
jiè界
 。

His study is arranged in such an antique style, like a world of immortals.