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从天而降 meaning in English

cóngtiān'érjiàng

(idiom) to fall from the sky; (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly; to drop into one's lap

Traditional 從天而降22 strokes

Meaning of 从天而降

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cóngtiān'érjiàng
  1. (idiom) to fall from the sky
  2. (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly; to drop into one's lap

从天而降 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

大dà炸zhà弹dàn从cóng天tiān而ér降jiàng，夺duó走zǒu了le许xǔ多duō人rén的de生shēng命mìng。
A big bomb fell, and a great many people lost their lives.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

从 cóng · from · 4 strokes

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天 tiān · day · 4 strokes

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而 ér · and · 6 strokes

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降 jiàng · to drop · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 从天而降.

今天jīntiāntoday; the present time; now
明天míngtiāntomorrow
昨天zuótiānyesterday
天气tiānqìweather
白天báitiāndaytime; during the day
星期天xīngqītiānSunday
后天hòutiānthe day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experie
半天bàntiānhalf of the day; a long time
前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
而且érqiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
夏天xiàtiānsummer
春天chūntiānspring (season)

Questions about 从天而降

What does 从天而降 mean?

从天而降 (cóngtiān'érjiàng) means "(idiom) to fall from the sky; (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly; to drop into one's lap".

How do you write 从天而降?

从天而降 is made of 4 characters: 从 (4 strokes), 天 (4 strokes), 而 (6 strokes), 降 (8 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

How is 从天而降 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 从天而降 is written 從天而降.