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Definition(s) for: 天干地支

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tiān- day
- sky
- heaven
gān- surname Gan
gān- (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with
- one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gan1]
- (archaic) shield
gān- old variant of 乾|干[gan1]
gān- surname Gan
gān- dry
- dried food
- empty; hollow
- taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster
- futile; in vain
- (dialect) rude; blunt
- (dialect) to cold-shoulder
gān- variant of 乾|干[gan1]
gàn- tree trunk
- main part of sth
- to manage
- to work
- to do
- capable
- cadre
- to kill (slang)
- to fuck (vulgar)
- (coll.) pissed off
- annoyed
de- -ly
- structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- earth
- ground
- field
- place
- land
- CL:片[pian4]
zhī- surname Zhi
zhī- to support
- to sustain
- to erect
- to raise
- branch
- division
- to draw money
- classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

Other Words Containing 天干地支

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo