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明天 míngtiān

明天 míngtiān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 明天 míngtiān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
míngtiān | ming2 tian1
English translation
tomorrow

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About 明天 míngtiān

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Traditional form

明天 míngtiān

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 明天 míngtiān

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Míng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

The character was originally a pictograph of the moon ( yuè ) shining through a window ( jiǒng ). Traditionally (but incorrectly) explained that the sun () and moon ( yuè ) together are bright ( Míng ).

Positional decomposition

日月 rì yuè

Number of Strokes

8
tiān

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a line above a person, representing the sky.

Positional decomposition

一大

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 明天 míngtiān

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打赌 dǎ dǔ , Míng tiān tiān qíng .

I will lay you a bet that it will be fine tomorrow.

报道 bàodào ,明天 míngtiān 天气 tiānqì jiāng biàn qíng .

It is reported that the weather will clear up tomorrow.

知道 zhīdào 明天 míngtiān 究竟 jiūjìng shì shì qíng ?

Do you think tomorrow will bring sun or rain?

明天 míngtiān de 会议 huìyì jiāng yóu shuí 主持 zhǔchí ?

Who will be in the chair at tomorrow's meeting?

天气 tiānqì 预报 yùbào 报道 bàodào ,明天 míngtiān qíng .

Tomorrow is going to be fine according to the forecast.

明天 míngtiān Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 明天 míngtiān and their own compounds.

明天 míngtiān Compounds

See all 132 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 明天 míngtiān in their composition.

  • Míng
    • méng
    • méng
    • wěng , , , ,
  • tiān
    • Guān
      • sòng
        • xx ,
      • juǎn
        • juān , juàn , quán , quǎn , quán , quān , quán , juǎn , quán , , , , , , , , , quǎn , , , , ,
      • quán
      • Zhèng
      • juàn
        • ,
      • téng
        • téng ,
      • juǎn
        • quān , juǎn
      • téng
      • juàn
      • téng
      • juàn
      • téng
      • juàn
        • yìng , yàng , , , yǎng , ,
      • juàn
        • , , lèi
      • lián , téng , quàn , zhèn , , huàn , guān , chéng , quān , zhèn , téng , shèng , juàn , xiǎng , dài , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
    • zòu
      • , , , , , , , , , , ,
    • hào
    • guǐ
      • kuí , kuí , kuí , kuí , kuí , kuí , què , kuí , , , , , , ,
    • tūn , cán , wěng , xiān , , , , , ,
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