天空

• 拼音: tiān kōng
• 汉字拆解: 天 = 一 (one) + 大 (big), the great expanse above; 空 = 穴 (hole/cave) + 工 (work), meaning empty space

含义

Sky; the expanse above the earth visible from the ground.

A slightly more literary term than just 天 for referring to the sky. Often used in descriptive, poetic, or emotional contexts. Common collocations: 蓝色的天空 (blue sky), 天空中 (in the sky).

例句

1. 今天的天空特别蓝。
2. 几只小鸟在天空中飞来飞去。
3. 晚上的天空布满了星星。

用法指南

语境: nature, weather, descriptive

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 天空中飘着几朵白云。(A few white clouds are floating in the sky.)
• 雨后的天空出现了彩虹。(A rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain.)

错误说法

• 天空下雨了。(Don't use 天空 as the subject of weather actions — use 天 instead. Say 天下雨了, not 天空下雨了.)

起源与历史

天 (sky/heaven) + 空 (empty/space). Together they emphasise the vast, open expanse of the sky.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal