天上人间

天上人間
tiānshàng-rénjiān
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 worlds apart
  2. 2 like heaven and earth
  3. 3 lit. one in heaven, one on earth

Examples

HSK 4
Tāmen xiōngdì liǎ de shēnghuó zhēnshì tiānshàngrénjiān.
The two brothers' lives are truly worlds apart.
HSK 7-9
Xiāngxià hé chéngshì de shēnghuó jiǎnzhí shì tiānshàngrénjiān.
Country and city life are like heaven and earth.
HSK 7-9
Shínián bùjiàn, tā de jìngyù yǐ shì tiānshàngrénjiān.
After ten years apart, her circumstances are a world away from before.

Tips

history
From Li Yu's 《浪淘沙》 (Southern Tang, 10th c.): 流水落花春去也天上人间 - 'flowing water, falling blossoms, spring is gone; heaven and earth, worlds apart.' A lament by the deposed emperor for lost splendor.

Stroke Order

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