大白天

dàbáitiān
noun #12,920

Meanings

  1. 1 broad daylight

Examples

Dàbáitiān de, zěnme hái zài shuìjiào?
It's broad daylight — how are you still sleeping?
Tā jìngrán dàbáitiān chuǎng jìn biéren jiā lǐ.
He actually broke into someone's house in broad daylight.

Tips

usage
Often used to express shock or disapproval that something brazen happened during the daytime. The pattern 大白天 (with ) is very colloquial and adds emphasis, like 'in the middle of the day!'

Stroke Order

bái
tiān