那天
nà tiān
Pinyin

Definition

那天
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nà tiān
  1. that day
  2. the other day

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今天
jīn tiān
  1. 1 today
  2. 2 at the present
  3. 3 now
天
tiān
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 sky
  3. 3 heaven
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
天气
tiān qì
  1. 1 weather
明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
昨天
zuó tiān
  1. 1 yesterday
那
Nā
  1. 1 surname Na
那些
nà xiē
  1. 1 those
那么
nà me
  1. 1 like that
  2. 2 in that way
  3. 3 or so
  4. 4 so
  5. 5 so very much
  6. 6 about
  7. 7 in that case
上天
shàng tiān
  1. 1 Heaven
  2. 2 Providence
  3. 3 God
  4. 4 the day before
  5. 5 the sky above
  6. 6 to fly to the sky
  7. 7 to take off and fly into space
  8. 8 to die
  9. 9 to pass away
中天
zhōng tiān
  1. 1 culmination (astronomy)
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
  1. 1 Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its screen adaptations
冬天
dōng tiān
  1. 1 winter
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
前天
qián tiān
  1. 1 the day before yesterday
刹那
chà nà
  1. 1 an instant (Sanskrit: ksana)
  2. 2 split second
  3. 3 the twinkling of an eye
半天
bàn tiān
  1. 1 half of the day
  2. 2 a long time
  3. 3 quite a while
  4. 4 midair
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
夏天
xià tiān
  1. 1 summer
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
大闹天宫
Dà nào Tiān gōng
  1. 1 Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sūn Wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
天上
tiān shàng
  1. 1 celestial
  2. 2 heavenly
天亮
tiān liàng
  1. 1 dawn
  2. 2 daybreak

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
  1. 1 lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
  1. 1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
  2. 2 frequently
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
  1. 1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go to great lengths
  3. 3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
不啻天渊
bù chì tiān yuān
  1. 1 no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
  2. 2 worlds apart
  3. 3 the gap couldn't be bigger
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
  1. 1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
  1. 1 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
九天揽月
jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè
  1. 1 to reach for the stars (idiom)
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
  1. 1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
人外有人，天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
  1. 1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
  3. 3 to hold a position passively
偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì
  1. 1 to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
  2. 2 skulduggery
  3. 3 to hoodwink people
  4. 4 to cheat sb audaciously
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight

Sample Sentences

后来秦宇向女孩儿的邻居们打听，才知道原来女孩儿7月31日在上海看完话剧表演后，在回酒店的路上被一个酒后驾车的司机撞上，当场身亡，香消玉陨了，而8月7日那天正好是女孩儿的头七。
hòulái QínYǔ xiàng nǚháiēr de línjū men dǎting ，cái zhīdào yuánlái nǚháiēr yuè rì zài Shànghǎi kàn wán huàjù biǎoyǎn hòu ，zài huí jiǔdiàn de lùshang bèi yīgè jiǔhòu jiàchē de sījī zhuàng shàng ，dāngchǎng shēnwáng ，xiāngxiāoyùyǔn le ，ér yuè rì nàtiān zhènghǎo shì nǚháiēr de tóuqī 。
Afterwards, QinYu asked the girl's neighbor. As it turned out, the girl got hit by a drunk driver on her way back to the hotel, right after she watched the play in Shanghai on 31st of July. She died at the scene. This pretty girl perished along with her fragrance. August 7th is the 7th day after her death.
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嗯！对对对！我好像也看过，呐！就好比说...你还记得结婚那天你喝醉酒，最后把你扛回家的是谁吗？
ng4 ！duìduìduì ！wǒ hǎoxiàng yě kàn guò ，nà ！jiù hǎobǐ shuō ...nǐ hái jìde jiéhūn nà tiān nǐ hēzuì jiǔ ，zuìhòu bǎ nǐ káng huíjiā de shì shéi ma ？
Yes, that's right! I think I read it too! So it's like... do you still remember who carried you home in the end when you got drunk on our wedding day?
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对啊，那些年的艾佛森刷新了一个又一个的纪录，是联盟中一块鲜明的招牌。虽然他到退役那天都没能获得总冠军戒指。
duìa ，nàxiē nián de àifósēn shuāxīn le yīgeyòuyīge de jìlù ，shì liánméng zhōng yī kuài xiānmíng de zhāopái 。suīrán tā dào tuìyì nà tiān dōu méi néng huòdé zǒng guànjūn jièzhi 。
Yes, in those years Iverson broke record after record, he was a poster-boy for the conference. Even though he didn't manage to get a championship ring before he retired.
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过两天就是双11了，我那天想请个假，找他批个假条。
guò liǎng tiān jiùshì shuāng 11 le ，wǒ nà tiān xiǎng qǐng gè jiǎ ，zhǎo tā pī gè jiǎ tiáo 。
In two days time it's Singles Day. I would like to take a day off. I need him to approve my leave request.
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你是不知道，双11不知那天我必须得在家呆着，要不然得出大事儿。
nǐ shì bù zhīdào ，shuāngshíyī bùzhī nà tiān wǒ bìxū de zài jiā dāizhe ，yàoburán déchū dà shìr 。
You don't get it. I need to be at home on Singles Day, otherwise something awful is going to happen.
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这真是天大的误会，那天我说不想去是因为我前一天才刚去了那家餐厅。
zhè zhēn shì tiāndà de wùhuì ，nà tiān wǒ shuō bù xiǎng qù shì yīnwèi wǒ qiányītiān cái gāng qù le nà jiā cāntīng 。
This really is quite a misunderstanding. The reason why I didn't want to go that time was because I'd just been to that restaurant the day before.
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天音告诉我，你下星期就要去英国念书了，你出发的那天我不能去机场送你，所以我写这张卡片给你。
tiānyīn gàosu wǒ ，nǐ xiàxīngqī jiùyào qù Yīngguó niànshū le ，nǐ chūfā de nà tiān wǒ bù néng qù jīchǎng sòng nǐ ，suǒyǐ wǒ xiě zhè zhāng kǎpiàn gěi nǐ 。
Tianyin told me you're going to the UK next week to study. I won't be able to go to the airport to see you off that day, so I've written this card for you.
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好啦，我那天没事，就勉强帮帮你吧。
hǎo la ，wǒ nà tiān méishì ，jiù miǎnqiǎng bāng bang nǐ ba 。
OK, I don't have anything to do that day, so I guess I can help you if I must.
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我那天刚好要加班，没办法去抢票，不知道亲爱的小琳姑娘你是否愿意...
wǒ nà tiān gānghǎo yào jiābān ，méi bànfǎ qù qiǎngpiào ，bù zhīdào qīn ài de Xiǎo Lín gūniang nǐ shìfǒu yuànyì ...
It so happens that on that day I have to work overtime, so I won't be able to queue up for tickets. I don't know if my dearest darling Xiaolin would be willing...
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哎，我有个好主意。我们做个周岁成长影集，选有意义的照片，比如满月、一百天、六个月、长牙的照片等等，到周岁那天再去拍两张照片，把这些照片放在一起制作一个影集。
āi ，wǒ yǒu gè hǎo zhǔyi 。wǒmen zuò gè zhōusuì chéngzhǎng yǐngjí ，xuǎn yǒuyìyì de zhàopiàn ，bǐrú mǎnyuè 、yībǎi tiān 、liù gè yuè 、zhǎng yá de zhàopiàn děngdeng ，dào zhōusuì nà tiān zài qù pāi liǎng zhāng zhàopiàn ，bǎ zhèxiē zhàopiàn fàng zàiyīqǐ zhìzuò yī gè yǐngjí 。
Oh! I have an idea. We could make a photo album for his first birthday and choose significant photos, like when he was a month old, one hundred days, six months and when he got his teeth, up until his first birthday when we'd take some pictures and put them altogether in the album.
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