tiān shí
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  • 1

    n.opportunity; timeliness

    • tiān shí bù rú dì lì dì lì bù rú rén hé

      天时不如地利地利不如人和

      Heaven's favourable weather is less important than earth's advantageous terrain, and earth's advantageous terrain is less important than human unity.

    • zuò xiǎng huáng jīn dì duàn jìn lǎn tiān shí dì lì

      黄金地段天时地利

      enjoy the gold location, the favourable climate and geographical position

  • 2

    n.climate; season

    • zhuāng jià huó yī dìng yào chèn tiān shí zǎo le wǎn le dōu bù hǎo

      庄稼活一定天时

      Farming should be done in season, neither too early nor too late.

    • bō zhòng yào chèn tiān shí

      播种天时

      Seeds must be sown in the right season.

  • 3

    n.time of the day

    • tiān shí shàng zǎo

      天时

      It's still early.

  • 4

    n.weather

    • tiān shí bù zhèng

      天时

      abnormal weather