How to say “another day” in Chinese
another day
“Another day” in Chinese is 改天, gǎi tiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
改天 is read gǎi 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 “改天”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 改天. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今天太晚了我们改天再聊吧jīntiāntàiwǎnle,wǒmengǎitiānzàiliáobaIt's too late today, let's talk another time.
- 改天我请你吃饭gǎitiānwǒqǐngnǐchīfànSome other day I'll treat you to a meal.
- 改天我再来拜访您gǎitiānwǒzàiláibàifǎngnínI’ll come visit you another day.
More words from the lesson “At dusk and in the dead of night”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “another day” in Chinese?
“Another day” in Chinese is 改天, pinyin gǎitiān.
What does 改天 mean?
改天 (gǎitiān) means “another day”.
How do you write 改天?
改天 is 2 characters: 改 (gǎi) — correct, change; 天 (tiān) — sky, day. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 改天?
改天 is read gǎitiān. Tones: gǎi — third tone, tiān — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“another day” in the lesson “At dusk and in the dead of night”
This word is from the topic “Time: when and how long” of HSK 5. 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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