Definition & Meaning

1.for several days in a row; for days on end; consecutive days; day after day

2.continuously; incessantly; be continuous/incessant

3.(of a mountain, the horizon, flames, etc.) touch/reach the sky

lián tiān

连 天

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1
n.for several days in a row; for days on end; consecutive days; day after day
- lián tiān yīn yǔ
  连天阴雨。
  It was cloudy and drizzly for days on end.
- lián tiān lián yè
  连天连夜
  for days and nights
- lián tiān jiān chéng
  连天兼程
  continue one's journey for days on end
2
v.continuously; incessantly; be continuous/incessant
- jiào kǔ lián tiān
  叫苦连天
  incessantly complain continuously
- pào huǒ lián tiān
  炮火连天。
  The gunfire went off for days.
3
v.(of a mountain, the horizon, flames, etc.) touch/reach the sky
- tiān lián shuǐ shuǐ lián tiān
  天连水，水连天。
  The sky and the water seem to merge.
- fāng cǎo lián tiān
  芳草连天。
  A huge carpet of fragrant-smelling grass extends to the sky.
- fēng dǐng lián tiān
  峰顶连天
  skyscraping peaks

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