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天 tiān

sky, heaven; god, celestial

Strokes
4
Level
HSK 1
Radical
大
Type
Ideograph
Made of 一大 ⿱一大

Memory hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大

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Example sentences with 天

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  1. 明天是星期六。
    Míngtiān shì xīngqīliù.
    Tomorrow is Saturday.
    tomorrow is saturday
  2. 昨天天气怎么样？
    Zuótiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
    How was the weather yesterday?
    yesterday weather how (question)
  3. 我们明天再说吧。
    Wǒmen míngtiān zài shuō ba.
    Let's talk about it tomorrow.
    we tomorrow again talk (suggestion)
  4. 这几天天气不好。
    Zhè jǐ tiān tiānqì bù hǎo.
    The weather hasn't been good these past few days.
    this several day weather not good
  5. 昨天晚上，天气很冷。
    Zuótiān wǎnshang, tiānqì hěn lěng.
    Last night, the weather was very cold.
    yesterday evening, weather very cold

Words with 天 (27)