一天

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Chinese

 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad.
(一天)

Pronunciation


Noun

一天

  1. one day (twenty-four hours)
  2. the entire daytime of one day
    一天一天  ―  gàn le yītiān  ―  worked for a whole day
  3. someday; one day
    一天一天  ―  zǒng yǒu yītiān  ―  there will be a day (when ...)
  4. (colloquial) the whole day

Synonyms

  • (one day): (literary) 一旦 (yīdàn), (literary, or dialectal) 一日 (yīrì)
  • (the whole day):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1
てん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

(いっ)(てん) (itten

  1. the whole sky; firmament