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朝天

cháo tiān

2-character word

What 朝天 means

1. to have an audience with the Emperor
2. to be presented at court
3. to look skyward
4. to look up

Other readings

朝天 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Cháo tiānsee {朝天区|Cháo tiān Qū}

The characters in 朝天

• 朝zhāomorning
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven

Example sentences

• 把这里翻个底朝天！
  Bǎ zhèlǐ fān ge dǐcháotiān!
  Leave no stone unturned.
• 壮志饥餐胡虏肉，笑谈渴饮匈奴血。待从头、收拾旧山河，朝天阙。
  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.

Words starting with 朝天

• 朝天区Cháo tiān QūChaotian, a district of Guangyuan City 广元市
• 朝天椒cháo tiān jiāochili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)

Words containing 朝天

• 热火朝天rè huǒ cháo tiānin full swing (idiom); (in a) frenzy; buzzing with activity
• 底朝天dǐ cháo tiānupside down; upturned
• 素面朝天sù miàn cháo tiānlit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup…
• 鼻孔朝天bí kǒng cháo tiān(lit.) to have one's nose in the air (idiom); (fig.) arrogant; haughty
• 四脚朝天sì jiǎo cháo tiānfour legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
• 面朝黄土背朝天miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiānface to the ground, back to the sky
• 一朝天子一朝臣yī cháo tiān zǐ yī cháo chénnew emperor, new officials (idiom); a new chief brings in new aides