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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

天书 [tiānshū]
  1. 1. noun [喻] gobbledegook

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

天书 [tiānshū]
  1. 1. a book from heaven—abstruse or illegible writing
    对我来说，这本书就跟天书一样难懂。
    To me this book is as difficult as a book from heaven. or This book is all Greek to me.
    这封信字迹太潦草，像天书似的。
    This letter is as illegible as hieroglyphics.
    武侠小说中经常会出现一些神秘的“无字天书”。
    你写的文章太深奥了，像天书似的。
  2. 2. imperial edict (in ancient China)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

天书 [tiānshū]
  1. 1. 名 迷信指天上神仙所赐的书或信。
  2. 2. 名 比喻难认的文字或难以读懂的文章。
  3. 3. 名 帝王的诏书。
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Examples

对我来说，这本书就跟天书一样难懂。
To me this book is as difficult as a book from heaven. or This book is all Greek to me. → 天书
武侠小说中经常会出现一些神秘的“无字天书”。 → 天书

Word Decomposition

天
[tiān] 		+ 书
[shū]

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