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tiān

天tiāntiān
day classifier
FromLesson 7inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of tiān

她tā　准备zhǔnbèi　在zài　医院yīyuàn　住zhù　两liǎng　天tiān，　大家dàjiā　可以kěyǐ　去qù　看kàn　她tā。tā zhǔnbèi zài yīyuàn zhù liǎng tiān, dàjiā kěyǐ qù kàn tā.
She plans to stay in the hospital for two days; everyone can go visit her.
她tā　生病shēngbìng　了le　两liǎng　天tiān，　现在xiànzài　身体shēntǐ　比bǐ　以前yǐqián　好hǎo　多duō　了le。tā shēngbìng le liǎng tiān, xiànzài shēntǐ bǐ yǐqián hǎo duō le.
She was sick for two days; now her health is much better than before.
我wǒ　奶奶nǎinai　说shuō，　她tā　年轻niánqīng　的de　时候shíhou　交通jiāotōng　不bù　发达fādá，　去qù　一yí　次cì　市中心shìzhōngxīn　或许huòxǔ　要yào　一yì　天tiān。wǒ nǎinai shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou jiāotōng bù fādá, qù yí cì shìzhōngxīn huòxǔ yào yì tiān.
My grandma says that when she was young, transportation wasn’t developed, and going downtown once might take a whole day.
我wǒ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　四十sìshí　天tiān　了le。wǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sìshí tiān le.
I have lived in this city for forty days.
我wǒ　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　几jǐ　天tiān　压力yālì　很hěn　大dà，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　作业zuòyè　太tài　多duō，　结果jiéguǒ　心情xīnqíng　一直yìzhí　不bù　太tài　好hǎo。wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ juéde zhè jǐ tiān yālì hěn dà, shì yīnwèi zuòyè tài duō, jiéguǒ xīnqíng yìzhí bù tài hǎo.
The reason I feel a lot of pressure these days is that there’s too much homework, and as a result my mood has been not so good.
我wǒ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　三十sānshí　天tiān　了le。wǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sānshí tiān le.
I have lived in this city for thirty days.

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