隔天

gétiān

noun

Meanings

1 the next day
2 the following day
3 every other day

Characters

to separate; to space out

Examples

HSK 2

医生叫我隔天吃一次药。

Yīshēng jiào wǒ gétiān chī yí cì yào.

The doctor told me to take the medicine every other day.

HSK 4

我昨天下单，隔天就收到了。

Wǒ zuótiān xiàdān, gétiān jiù shōudào le.

I ordered yesterday and received it the next day.

Tips

usage

Two senses depending on context. With a single past event it means 'the next day'. With a recurring action it means 'every other day' (same logic as 隔年, 隔周).

Stroke Order

隔 gé

天 tiān