No. 8,497 in Chinese
sky
The Chinese word for "sky" (天, tiān) refers to the heavens, the atmosphere, or the overarching expanse above the earth.
In a sentence
天空很蓝。
The sky is very blue.
In this sentence, '天空' refers to the physical sky, specifically describing its quality ('blue').
梦想就像天空一样广阔。
Dreams are as vast as the sky.
In this sentence, '天空' is used metaphorically to describe the vastness associated with dreams.
小鸟在天空中飞翔。
The bird is flying in the sky.
Here, '天空' is the spatial context where the bird is flying, indicating location.
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