连天 (lián tiān) — to touch the sky; to extend to the horizon; for several days in a row; incessantly
Definition
Used as a vivid adverbial: 'reaching to the sky' (e.g. mountains 连天) or 'for days on end' (e.g. 连天工作). Often appears before a verb or noun to intensify scale or duration.
verb
to touch the skyto extend to the horizonfor several days in a rowincessantly
Examples
- 连天，。Yuǎn chù de dà shān lián tiān, kàn qǐ lái fēi cháng zhuàng guān.The distant mountains touch the sky, looking very magnificent.
- ，。Zhè yǔ yǐ jīng lián le sān tiān tiān le, zhēn ràng rén xīn fán.This rain has been going on for three days straight; it's really annoying.
- ，。Tā lián tiān gōng zuò, shēn tǐ dōu kuài shòu bù liǎo le.He has been working for days on end; his body can barely take it anymore.
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