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天

tiān · tian

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Meaning

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  1. day
  2. sky
  3. heaven
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Why Dengdeng is called a lamp

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)天气(tiānqì)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！

    Nice weather today!

  2. Dengdeng

    下(xià)了(le)三(sān)天(tiān)雨(yǔ)，今天(jīntiān)才(cái)出(chū)太阳(tàiyang)。

    It rained for three days; the sun only came out today.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)玩(wán)一(yī)天(tiān)吧(ba)！

    Then let us play all day!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)天(tiān)黑(hēi)我(wǒ)就(jiù)回家(huíjiā)。

    OK, but when it gets dark I go home.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怕(pà)黑(hēi)？

    You are afraid of the dark?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)叫(jiào)灯灯(dēngdēng)。

    Yes, that is why I am called Dengdeng (Lamp).

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)天(tiān)气(qì)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)们(men)出(chū)去(qù)走(zǒu)走(zou)吧(ba)。

The weather is nice today; let's go out for a walk.

02

天(tiān)慢(màn)慢(màn)黑(hēi)了(le)，路(lù)灯(dēng)也(yě)亮(liàng)了(le)。

The sky slowly darkened, and the streetlights came on.

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