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HSK 1 word · noun

tiān

sky; day

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Example sentence

今天天气很好。

Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.

The weather is very good today.

More sentences with

今天星期一。

Jīntiān xīngqī yī.

Today is Monday.

明天我去学校。

Míngtiān wǒ qù xuéxiào.

Tomorrow I go to school.

昨天我在家。

Zuótiān wǒ zài jiā.

Yesterday I was at home.

今天很热。

Jīntiān hěn rè.

Today is hot.

虽然今天很忙,但是我很快乐。

Suīrán jīntiān hěn máng, dànshì wǒ hěn kuàilè.

Although today is busy, I am happy.

虽然学校很远,但是我每天去。

Suīrán xuéxiào hěn yuǎn, dànshì wǒ měi tiān qù.

Although the school is far, I go every day.

Character breakdown

one

+

big

=

sky; day

What is one (一) and big (大)? The sky above everything.

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What does 天 mean?
天 (tiān) means "sky; day" in English. It is an HSK 1 vocabulary word.
How many strokes does 天 have?
天 has 4 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.
Which HSK level is 天 in?
天 is part of the HSK 1 word list, so it belongs to the beginner vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.