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天

tiān

day; sky

HSK 1 · Topic “Time” TimeNatureMeasure words
day; sky
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Character

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

  • 一个星期有七天。 Yí ge xīngqī yǒu qī tiān. A week has seven days.
  • 今天我很忙。 Jīntiān wǒ hěn máng. I'm very busy today.
  • 我明天不上班。 Wǒ míngtiān bú shàngbān. I'm not working tomorrow.
  • 他在北京住了三天。 Tā zài Běijīng zhù le sān tiān. He lived in Beijing for three days.
  • 你一天喝几杯水? Nǐ yìtiān hē jǐ bēi shuǐ? How many cups of water do you drink a day?
  • 妈妈等了他半天。 Māma děng le tā bàntiān. Mom waited for him half the day.
  • 这个星期有几天不上班? Zhège xīngqī yǒu jǐ tiān bù shàngbān? How many days this week don't you have to work?
  • 天上有很多飞机。 Tiānshàng yǒu hěn duō fēijī. There are many airplanes in the sky.
  • 你星期天回家吗? Nǐ xīngqītiān huí jiā ma? Will you go home on Sunday?
  • 一天学一点儿,不难。 Yìtiān xué yìdiǎnr, bù nán. Learn a little each day — it's not hard.

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