成天

chéngtiān

adverb HSK 7-9 #7,329

Meanings

1 all day long
2 all the time

Characters

Literally 'whole day' - used to complain about someone doing something constantly.

Examples

HSK 1

他成天玩手机。

Tā chéngtiān wán shǒujī.

He plays on his phone all day long.

HSK 5

你别成天抱怨了。

Nǐ bié chéngtiān bàoyuàn le.

Stop complaining all the time.

Tips

usage

成天 almost always carries a negative or complaining tone. It's the Chinese equivalent of 'all you ever do is...' - parents love using it: 你成天就知道玩！ (All you ever do is play!)

Stroke Order

成 chéng

天 tiān