With lofty aspirations, we long to feast on the flesh of the Hu invaders when hungry, and drink the blood of the Xiongnu enemies with laughter when thirsty. Awaiting the day when we can reclaim the lost lands, and present ourselves at the imperial court.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
朝天
to have an audience with the Emperor
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to have an audience with the Emperor
02
to be presented at court
03
to look skyward
04
to look up
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 朝天 actually appears in real sentences.
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No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 朝天.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 朝天.
Directly before
- 他头朝天1
Directly after
- 朝天倒下1
- 朝天阙1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 朝天
What does 朝天 mean in Chinese?
朝天 (cháotiān) means to have an audience with the Emperor.
How do you pronounce 朝天?
朝天 is pronounced cháotiān.
Is 朝天 an HSK word?
朝天 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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