How to say “tomorrow” in Chinese
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“Tomorrow” in Chinese is 明天, míng tiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
明天 is read míng 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
日 “sun” and 月 “moon”.
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 “明天”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 明天. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 明天我不忙míngtiānwǒbùmángTomorrow I'm not busy.
- 今天我很忙明天不忙jīntiānwǒhěnmáng,míngtiānbùmángToday I'm busy, tomorrow I'm not.
- 明天下午三点。míngtiānxiàwǔsāndiǎnTomorrow at 3 p.m.
- 明天见！míngtiānjiànSee you tomorrow!
- 明天你可以来吗míngtiānnǐkěyǐláimaCan you come tomorrow?
- 明天你能来吗míngtiānnǐnéngláimaCan you come tomorrow?
More words from the lesson “Today, tomorrow, yesterday”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tomorrow” in Chinese?
“Tomorrow” in Chinese is 明天, pinyin míngtiān.
What does 明天 mean?
明天 (míngtiān) means “tomorrow”.
How do you write 明天?
明天 is 2 characters: 明 (míng) — bright, clear; 天 (tiān) — sky, day. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 明天?
明天 is read míngtiān. Tones: míng — second tone, tiān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“tomorrow” in the lesson “Today, tomorrow, yesterday”
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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