天天 (tiān tiān) — every day; daily | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

bound form

every daydaily

天天。
Tā tiān tiān dōu zài tú shū guǎn xué xí.
He studies in the library every day.
天天。
Mā ma tiān tiān gěi wǒ men zuò zǎo fàn.
Mom makes breakfast for us every day.
天天。
Wǒ tiān tiān wǎn shàng shí diǎn shuì jiào.
I go to bed at 10 p.m. every day.

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

天天 uses 天 twice, so it expresses every day.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape comes from a frontal standing man 大 with a head; 天 pairs 大 with 丁 for sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape comes from a frontal standing man 大 with a head; 天 pairs 大 with 丁 for sound.

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