How to say “daytime” in Chinese
daytime
“Daytime” in Chinese is 白天, bái tiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
白天 is read bái tiān: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person 大 with a stroke above the head: the sky.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “白天”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 白天. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我白天很忙wǒbáitiānhěnmángI'm busy during the day.
More words from the lesson “Morning, afternoon, evening”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “daytime” in Chinese?
“Daytime” in Chinese is 白天, pinyin báitiān.
What does 白天 mean?
白天 (báitiān) means “daytime”.
How do you write 白天?
白天 is 2 characters: 白 (bái) — white; 天 (tiān) — sky, day. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 白天?
白天 is read báitiān. Tones: bái — second tone, tiān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“daytime” in the lesson “Morning, afternoon, evening”
This word is from the topic “Time and the day” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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