成天
Old HSK 6
成天 (chéngtiān) · all day long
成天 (chéngtiān) means “all day long; all the time”. It is written with 2 characters: 成 (to become) + 天 (day). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 成天 is built
The characters
成 chéng · to become
What 成 is made of
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他成天玩手机。Tā chéngtiān wán shǒujī.He plays on his phone all day long.
别成天待在家里，出去走走。Bié chéngtiān dài zài jiālǐ, chūqu zǒuzǒu.Don't stay home all day, go out for a walk.
Questions about 成天
What does 成天 mean?
成天 (chéngtiān) means “all day long; all the time”.
How do you pronounce 成天?
成天 is pronounced chéngtiān.
Which HSK level is 成天?
成天 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 变成biànchéngto turn into
- 成绩chéngjìgrades
- 成为chéngwéito become
- 完成wánchéngto complete
- 组成zǔchéngto form
- 成功chénggōngsuccess
- 成果chéngguǒresult
- 成就chéngjiùachievement
- 成立chénglìto set up
- 成熟chéngshúripe
Learn 成天 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.