天使 tiānshǐ angel
How to remember 天使: 天 day + 使 use = angel.
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How it is used
- An angel - 天使般的笑容 (tiānshǐ bān de xiàoróng) an angelic smile; 白衣天使 (báiyī tiānshǐ) 'angels in white' (nurses).
- Both the religious being and figurative for a kind, pure person. Neutral/warm.
Example sentences
- 你真是个天使！ Nǐ zhēnshì gè tiānshǐ!You're an angel.
- 你唱歌像天使。 Nǐ chànggē xiàng tiānshǐ.You sing like an angel.
- 我今晨看见一位天使。 Wǒ jīnchén kànjiàn yīwèi tiānshǐ.This morning, I saw an angel.