tiān

Usages of tiān

姐姐jiějie 毕业bìyè  tiān, 父母fùmǔ  高兴gāoxìng yòu 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 难过nánguòjiějie bìyè nà tiān, fùmǔ jì gāoxìng yòu yǒudiǎnr nánguò.
On the day my sister graduated, our parents were both happy and a bit sad.
zhè  tiān  hěn mángzhè jǐ tiān wǒ hěn máng.
These past few days I have been very busy.
Zhè  tiān 作业zuòyè tài duō, 开心kāixīn de 心情xīnqíng dōu 变成biànchéng le 受不了shòubuliǎo de 压力yālìZhè jǐ tiān zuòyè tài duō, kāixīn de xīnqíng dōu biànchéng le shòubuliǎo de yālì.
These days there’s too much homework; my happy mood has all turned into unbearable pressure.

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