老天

lǎo tiān

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

Noun

老天 (lǎo tiān) is a Chinese word meaning “God”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

God
Heavens

Stroke order

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Example

老天，今天怎麼這麼倒楣！

Oh heavens, why is today so unlucky!

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).