How to say “day” in Chinese
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“Day” in Chinese is 天, tiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
天 is read tiān. 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 “天”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 天. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今天我很忙。jīntiānwǒhěnmángI'm busy today.
- 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.
- 今天十月二号。jīntiānshíyuèèrhàoToday is October 2nd.
- 今天几月几号jīntiānjǐyuèjǐhàoWhat's the date today?
- 今天星期几jīntiānxīngqījǐWhat day of the week is it today?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Today, tomorrow, yesterday”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “day” in Chinese?
“Day” in Chinese is 天, pinyin tiān.
What does 天 mean?
天 (tiān) means “day”.
How do you write 天?
天 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 天?
天 is read tiān. Tones: tiān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“day” 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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