成天

成天 chéngtiān

(coll.) all day long; all the time†

成天 in a sentence HSK 6 chengtian

What 成天 means

  1. (coll.) all day long†
  2. all the time†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 成天, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

成天 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

成
chèng
Become (accomplish - completed)
天
tiān
Day (heaven - sky)

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成天 in a sentence

他成天待在实验室里。
Tā chéngtiān dāi zài shíyànshì lǐ.
He spends all day long in the laboratory.
别成天抱怨,多做点实事。
Bié chéngtiān bàoyuàn, duō zuò diǎn shíshì.
Stop complaining all day and do something useful.

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Questions about 成天

What does 成天 mean in English?

成天 is pronounced chéngtiān and means (coll.) all day long, all the time †.

How do you pronounce 成天?

成天 is chéngtiān in pinyin — written chengtian without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 成天?

成天 is written with 2 characters: 成 (chèng) Become (accomplish - completed), 天 (tiān) Day (heaven - sky). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 成天 an HSK word?

Yes — 成天 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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