苍天

蒼天

cāngtiān

noun #19,809

Meanings

1 heaven
2 the firmament
3 the sky above

Characters

blue-green; vast

Examples

HSK 2

苍天啊，你为什么这样对我？

Cāngtiān a, nǐ wèishénme zhèyàng duì wǒ?

Heavens, why do you treat me this way?

HSK 7-9

苍天不负有心人。

Cāngtiān bù fù yǒuxīnrén.

Heaven does not fail those who try.

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苍天 is literary and dramatic. Used in exclamations or classical expressions. In everyday speech, 天 or 老天 is more common.

Stroke Order

苍 cāng

天 tiān