天 (tiān) — (noun) sky; (noun) day; 24-hour period; (classifier) used before a number to count days
Definition
At HSK 1, 天 covers two main uses: the sky (跟 天空 same meaning, but 天 is the short everyday word) and 'day' as a 24-hour period or a measure for days. 日 also means 'day' but is more formal/written and used in dates.
noun
skyday24-hour period
classifier
used before a number to count days
Examples
- 天，。tiān Hěn dà, méi yǒu yún.The sky is very big, with no clouds.
- 天。Yí gè xīng qī yǒu qī tiān.There are seven days in a week.
- 。Wǒ kàn le sān tiān shū.I read books for three days.
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