天数

天數

tiānshù

noun #28,126

Meanings

1 number of days
2 fate
3 destiny
4 heaven's decree

Characters

sky; heaven; day

number; count; fate (literary)

Examples

这次旅行的天数是七天。

Zhè cì lǚxíng de tiānshù shì qī tiān.

The number of days for this trip is seven.

古人相信一切都由天数决定。

Gǔrén xiāngxìn yīqiè dōu yóu tiānshù juédìng.

Ancient people believed everything was determined by fate.

Tips

usage

天数 has two distinct meanings: (1) a concrete count of days (e.g. 住了多少天数 = how many days stayed); (2) fate/destiny in a classical/literary sense, often in the phrase 天数已定 (fate is set).

Stroke Order

天 tiān

数 shù