当天 dàngtiān the same day
How to remember 当天: 当 act as + 天 day = the same day.
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How it is used
- That same day (read dàngtiān): 当天办完 (dàngtiān bàn wán) done the same day, 当天来回 (a same-day round trip).
- Note the reading dàng here means 'that very same' day of the event.
- Contrast 当天 read dāngtiān in some regions; the 'same day' meaning is standard in service contexts (当天送达 same-day delivery).