当天

當天

dāngtiān

noun HSK 6 #5,534

Meanings

1 on that day; the same day; that very day

Characters

That very day — on the same day as the event mentioned.

Examples

他当天就回来了。

Tā dāngtiān jiù huílái le.

He came back that very day.

当天的报纸已经卖完了。

Dāngtiān de bàozhǐ yǐjīng mài wánle.

That day's newspaper was already sold out.

快递当天就能送到。

Kuàidì dāngtiān jiù néng sòngdào.

The delivery can arrive the same day.

请当天往返。

Qǐng dāngtiān wǎngfǎn.

Please make a same-day round trip.

Tips

usage

当天 = on that day / same day. Similar time words: 当时 (dāng shí, at that time), 当年 (dāng nián, in those years), 当场 (dāng chǎng, on the spot). Note: 当 is read dāng here, not dàng.

Stroke Order

当 dāng

天 tiān