白
天

Daytime in Chinese: 白天 (bái tiān)

bái tiān

daytime

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Definitions

  1. 1daytime
  2. 2during the day
  3. 3day

Stroke order

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白
天

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ㄅㄞˊ

bái

ㄅ/ bㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄧㄢ

tiān

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他白天工作，晚上睡觉。

    tā bái tiān gōng zuò， wǎn shàng shuì jiào。

    He works during the day and sleeps at night.

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Related words

白

bái

white

天

tiān

day

今天

jīn tiān

today

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

天气

tiān qì

weather

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

明白

míng bai

clear

聊天

liáo tiān

to chat

天空

tiān kōng

sky

天真

tiān zhēn

naive

半天

bàn tiān

half of the day

后天

hòu tiān

the day after tomorrow

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