Chinese word

蓝天

Pronunciation

Pinyinlán tiān

Meaning

  • nounblue sky

Example

今天蓝天很蓝。jīn tiān lán tiān hěn lán

The sky is very blue today.

Illustration for 蓝天 (blue sky)

More examples

鸟在蓝天中自由飞翔。niǎo zài lán tiān zhōng zì yóu fēi xiáng

A bird flies freely in the blue sky.

Core concept

A broad blue canopy overhead, open and nearly cloudless.

Common phrases

  • 蔚蓝的蓝天wèi lán de lán tiān

    clear blue sky

  • 一望无垠的蓝天yí wàng wú yín de lán tiān

    boundless blue sky

  • 头顶的蓝天tóu dǐng de lán tiān

    overhead blue sky

Similar words

晴天qíng tiān: A spell of fair weather when the sky is clear and no rain or snow falls.
天空tiān kōng: The whole sky or the space high above the earth.

Definition in Chinese

蓝天 指晴朗、云很少或没有、看起来呈蓝色的天空。lán tiān zhǐ qíng lǎng yún hén shǎo huò méi yǒu kàn qǐ lái chéng lán sè de tiān kōng

Word origin

蓝天 (lántiān, "blue sky") combines 蓝 (lán, "blue") + 天 (tiān, "sky"), presenting the sky through its visible color.

Usage tips

  • The noun can follow verbs in scene descriptions, as in 看到蓝天 (kàndào lántiān, "see blue sky"), where it works naturally as the thing being seen.

Opposites

Related words

  • 蓝天白云lán tiān bái yúnblue skies and white cloudsidiom
  • 蓝天保卫战lán tiān bǎo wèi zhànBlue Sky Defense Campaignnoun

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