一天

yì tiān
noun #41,571

Meanings

  1. 1 one day
  2. 2 all day; the whole day
  3. 3 one day (in the past or future); someday

Examples

HSK 2
Wǒ yì tiān hē sān bēi kāfēi.
I drink three cups of coffee a day.
HSK 2
Wǒ máng le yì tiān, lèi de bù xiǎng shuōhuà.
I've been busy all day and I'm too tired to talk.
HSK 3
Yǒu yì tiān, tā zài lùshang yùjian le yí wèi lǎotóngxué.
One day, he ran into an old classmate on the street.

Tips

grammar
Where it stands changes the meaning. Before the verb it means "per day": 一天三顿饭 (three meals a day). After the verb it says how long: 睡了一天 (slept all day).
usage
Set phrases: 一天到晚 (from morning till night), 总有一天 (sooner or later, one day), 一天比一天 (more and more each day).

Stroke Order

一 yī
天 tiān