(míng tiān) - tomorrow in Mandarin

míngtiān

Traditional: 明天

HSK 1

#278 of 2,700Core 1000

Translation

tomorrow

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Word origin

明天 (míngtiān) 'tomorrow' joins 明 'bright; next' with 天 'day', so the day that next dawns. 明 combines 日 'sun' and 月 'moon'; 天 shows a person (大) under the heavens.

Origin: compound
Root: 明 (bright, next: 日 + 月) + 天 (day)

Stroke order

明

天

Examples

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See you tomorrow.

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What will the weather be like tomorrow?

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I will go tomorrow.

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Tomorrow we're going to climb the mountain.

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Tomorrow's weather will be very cold.

明天 (míng tiān) means tomorrow. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 8: 明天, 有点, 最后 and 7 more words.