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明天

míng tiān · ming tian

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Meaning

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  1. tomorrow
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A day early

  1. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)有(yǒu)考试(kǎoshì)，今天(jīntiān)不能(bùnéng)玩(wán)了(le)。

    I have an exam tomorrow, so I can't play today.

  2. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)几点(jǐdiǎn)考(kǎo)？

    What time is it tomorrow?

  3. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)手机(shǒujī)……啊(a)，考试(kǎoshì)是(shì)后天(hòutiān)，不是(bùshì)明天(míngtiān)！

    I don't know. Let me check my phone... Ah, the exam is the day after tomorrow, not tomorrow!

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)玩(wán)吧(ba)！

    Then let's go play today!

  5. Qiqi

    好(hǎo)！明天(míngtiān)再(zài)学习(xuéxí)！

    Okay! We'll study tomorrow!

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2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)日(rì)程(chéng)安(ān)排(pái)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)，我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)明(míng)天(tiān)的(de)会(huì)议(yì)。

We had to nix tomorrow's meeting because of a scheduling problem.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)明(míng)天(tiān)下(xià)雨(yǔ)，我(wǒ)们(men)就(jiù)不(bú)会(huì)去(qù)那(nà)里(lǐ)。

If it rains tomorrow, we'll not go there.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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明
míng

bright; opposite: dark 暗 (àn)

天
tiān

day; sky

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