HSK Guide

明天 míngtiān — tomorrow

míngtiān (second tone, rising)ming2tian1

tomorrow

HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)noun
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Meanings

  1. tomorrow

    The day after today. Chinese verbs do not change for the future, so a time word like 明天 is what signals that the action has not happened yet.

    noun

Character breakdown

  • 明
    míng (second tone, rising)

    bright; clear, evident; to understand; next (明天, 明年); the Ming dynasty

    8 strokes⿰日月Radical 日
  • 天
    tiān (first tone, high and level)

    sky, heaven; day; weather (天气)

    4 strokes⿱一大Radical 大

Example sentences

  • 明天我不来学校。明天我不來學校。Míngtiān (second tone, rising) wǒ (third tone, dipping) bù (fourth tone, falling) lái (second tone, rising) xuéxiào. (second tone, rising)···

    I won’t be coming to school tomorrow.

  • 我们明天去看电影。我們明天去看電影。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) míngtiān (second tone, rising) qù (fourth tone, falling) kàn (fourth tone, falling) diànyǐng. (fourth tone, falling)···

    We’re going to see a film tomorrow.

Similar words

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