天街

tiānjiē

noun

Meanings

HSK 3

周末我们去天街吃饭吧。

Zhōumò wǒmen qù Tiānjiē chīfàn ba.

Let’s go and eat at Paradise Walk this weekend.

HSK 7-9

唐代长安的天街又宽又直，两旁种满了槐树。

Tángdài Cháng'ān de tiānjiē yòu kuān yòu zhí, liǎngpáng zhòngmǎn le huáishù.

The great streets of Tang-dynasty Chang’an were wide and straight, lined with pagoda trees.

culture

Han Yu’s 天街小雨润如酥 ‘on the capital’s streets the light rain is soft as cream’ made the word a poetic image of early spring.

usage

The property developer 龙湖 (Longfor) names its shopping malls 天街 (Paradise Walk), so in cities that have one the word often just means the mall.

天 tiān

街 jiē