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天
tiān
Description
"天"是很常用的字，可以表示一整天的时间，也可以表示我们头上的天空。
"天" is a very common character that can mean a whole day or the sky above us.
我们常说"今天"、"明天"，也常说"天气"很好。
We often say "今天" (today), "明天" (tomorrow), and also "天气" (weather) is good.
Meanings
天tiān
a day (unit of time)
我在北京住了三天。
I stayed in Beijing for three days.
天tiān
sky; the heavens
今天天上没有云。
There are no clouds in the sky today.
天tiān
weather; day's conditions
外面天很冷。
It's very cold outside.
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Notes
- Etymology
pictograph of a person with a wide top, meaning the sky above people's heads.
- Nuance
as a time unit 天 counts days directly without a measure word: 三天, not 三个天.
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