一天

yītiān
  1. (colloquial) the whole day
  2. one day (twenty-four hours)
  3. someday; one day
  4. the entire daytime of one day
  5. the whole day

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Examples

又过了一天了。

Another day gone by.

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叛乱一天天发生。

The revolt happened day by day.

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我一天刷两次牙。

I brush my teeth twice a day.

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一天天热起来了。

It is becoming warmer day by day.

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汤姆在休一天假。

Tom is taking a day off.

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Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
2 天 tiān
  1. day
  2. sky
  3. heaven

Containing this entry

一天一个样 yītiānyīgeyàng to change from day to day
一天到晚 yītiāndàowǎn all day long; the whole day
做一天和尚撞一天钟 zuòyītiānhéshangzhuàngyītiānzhōng
  1. lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
  2. fig. to do one's job mechanically
  3. to hold a position passively
前一天 qiányītiān the day before (an event)
最后一天 zuìhòuyītiān final day
当一天和尚撞一天钟 dāngyītiānhéshangzhuàngyītiānzhōng see 做一天和尚撞一天钟 zuòyītiānhéshangzhuàngyītiānzhōng
有一天 yǒuyītiān
一天门 yītiānmén