WordTaiwan frequency #23,669
從天而降
ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
“to fall from the sky; to arrive suddenly and unexpectedly”
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從
ㄘㄨㄥˊ
From; through; to follow; to obey; to engage in; ever (used before a negative); retainer or attendant (Taiwan); related by common ancestor (Taiwan); subordinate (Taiwan).
天
ㄊㄧㄢ
Sky or heaven; the universe; day or a period of time; nature; weather; season.
而
ㄦˊ
A conjunction connecting clauses or phrases; indicates addition, contrast, or a causal relationship; also used to indicate a change of state.
降
ㄐㄧㄤˋ
to fall; to descend; to come down; to surrender; to subdue; to tame; to yield; to conquer; to lower; to give
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 昨天ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢyesterday; the day before today; the previous day
- 而且ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇmoreover; furthermore; in addition; also; used to add another point or strengthen a previous statement
- 今天ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢtoday; the present time; now
- 而是ㄦˊ ㄕˋrather; instead; used to contrast or correct, introducing the true or preferred alternative
- 然而ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊhowever; but; yet; used to introduce a contrasting or unexpected idea.
- 反而ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊon the contrary; used to introduce an unexpected or opposite result; instead.
- 而已ㄦˊ ㄧˇused at the end of a sentence to mean 'that's all'; merely; nothing more; just
- 降低ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧto reduce; to lower; to bring down
- 天下ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋthe whole world; all under heaven; the realm; (historical) the territory of China; (by extension) political rule or dominion over a realm
- 從事ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋto engage in; to work in (a profession); to handle; to deal with; to undertake
- 從來ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊalways; at all times; from the past to the present; never (in negative sentences).
- 當天ㄉㄤ ㄊㄧㄢon that day; the same day; that very day.