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白天

báitiān

daytime, during the day

daytime, during the day
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Characters in this word

白 bái

Strokes
5
Radical
白 — white
Made of
丿 slash 日 sun
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

天 tiān

Strokes
4
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 白天我在学校。 Báitiān wǒ zài xuéxiào. I'm at school during the day.
  • 白天他不在家。 Báitiān tā bú zài jiā. He isn't home during the day.
  • 白天我要工作。 Báitiān wǒ yào gōngzuò. I have to work during the day.

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