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Definition(s) for: 天经地义

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
天经地义 tiān jīng dì yì - lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
- right and unalterable
- a matter of course

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 32,116 28,703 27,085

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
天 tiān- day
- sky
- heaven
经 jīng- surname Jing
经 jīng- classics
- sacred book
- scripture
- to pass through
- to undergo
- to bear
- to endure
- warp (textile)
- longitude
- menstruation
- channel (TCM)
- abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
地 de- -ly
- structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地 dì- earth
- ground
- field
- place
- land
- CL:片[pian4]
义 yì- surname Yi
- (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4da4li4])
义 yì- justice
- righteousness
- meaning
- foster (father etc)
- adopted
- artificial (tooth, limb etc)
- relationship
- friendship

Other Words Containing 天经地义

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
天经地义 - 9 32,116 28,703 27,085