改天

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Chinese

to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
 day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad.
(改天) 		改 天

Pronunciation

Adverb

改天

  1. on another day; some other time
    我們改天可以嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
    我们改天可以吗？ [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen gǎitiān kěyǐ ma?
    Can we take a rain check?
    我週六沒空兒，改天吧。 [MSC, trad.]
    我周六没空儿，改天吧。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zhōuliù méi kòngr, gǎitiān ba.
    I don't have time on Saturday; let's find another day.
    咱們先走吧，我們改天再來拜訪。 [MSC, trad.]
    咱们先走吧，我们改天再来拜访。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zánmen xiān zǒu ba, wǒmen gǎitiān zài lái bàifǎng.
    Let's go then — we can visit again another day.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 改天 (“on another day; some other time”)
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 他日, 異日, 令日, 另日
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 改天, 改日, 他日
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 改天
Singapore 改天
Cantonese Guangzhou 第日
Hong Kong 第日, 第二日, 搵日
Hakka Meixian 另日
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 另日
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 另日
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 另日
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 另次日
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 另日
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 另日
Southern Min Xiamen 下日, 另日, 別日
Quanzhou 下日, 另日, 別日
Zhangzhou 下日, 另日, 別日
Tainan 另日, 另工, 別日, 別日仔 GT, 別工 GT
Singapore (Hokkien) 別日
Shantou 別日
Jieyang 別日
Singapore (Teochew) 下日
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 第日
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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