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天各一方 — “To be separated by a great distance”

天各一方 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be separated by a great distance”. Living far apart from each other and making it difficult to meet or see one another. Literally, “Each at one end of the sky”.

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天各一方 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 天tiān
  • 各gè
  • 一yī
  • 方fāng

天各一方 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
各
gè6each, respective
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
方
fāng4square, direction, method, just

Example Sentence with 天各一方

大学毕业后,我们几个好朋友就天各一方了,聚会变得十分困难
After graduating from university, my good friends and I were separated by vast distances, and it became very difficult for us to get together.

Idioms Related to 天各一方

Synonyms of 天各一方

  • qiān千lǐ里tiáo迢tiáo迢traveling a long distance
  • tiān天yá涯hǎi海jiǎo角the ends of the earth

Antonyms of 天各一方

  • jìn近zài在zhǐ咫chǐ尺extremely close at hand
  • nán难fēn分nán难jiě解difficult to separate or resolve

More idioms starting with 天

  • tiān天shàng上rén人jiān间worlds apart
  • tiān天shàng上dì地xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊supremely arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上tiān天xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊Arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上shǎo少yǒu有,,dì地xià下nán难xún寻extremely rare, unique
  • tiān天shàng上shí石lín麟a brilliant and talented son
  • tiān天shàng上qí麒lín麟praise a son's exceptional talent
  • tiān天xià下yī一jiā家universal brotherhood and harmony
  • tiān天xià下wèi为yī一The world united
  • tiān天xià下wéi为gōng公The world belongs to everyone
  • tiān天xià下wéi为jiā家To make the world one's home
  • tiān天xià下wéi为lóng笼the world is a confining cage
  • tiān天xià下wū乌yā鸦yī一bān般hēi黑all evil is the same everywhere

Questions about 天各一方

What does 天各一方 mean?
天各一方 (tiān gè yī fāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be separated by a great distance”.
How do you pronounce 天各一方?
天各一方 is pronounced tiān gè yī fāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 天各一方 literally mean?
Literally, 天各一方 means “Each at one end of the sky”. It is used to mean “to be separated by a great distance”.
What is the Chinese definition of 天各一方?
指各在天底下的一个地方。形容相隔极远,见面困难。
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