白天 báitiān daytime
daytime; during the day; day
How to remember 白天: 白 white + 天 day = daytime.
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How it is used
- 'Daytime, during the day' - 白天上班, 晚上休息 (báitiān shàngbān, wǎnshang xiūxi) work by day, rest at night.
- Opposite of 晚上 (wǎnshang, evening) or 夜里 (yèli, at night). 白 here is 'daylight', not 'white' - 今天晚上 (jīntiān wǎnshang) this evening.
Example sentences
- 他白天睡觉，晚上工作。 Tā báitiān shuìjiào, wǎnshàng gōngzuò.He sleeps during the day and works at night.
- 白天变得越来越长。 Báitiān biàndé yuèláiyuè cháng.The days are getting longer and longer.