白天
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
白天 (báitiān) · daytime
白天 (báitiān) means “daytime”. It is written with 2 characters: 白 (white) + 天 (day). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 白天 is built
The characters
白 bái · white
What 白 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A burning candle; the rays of the sun (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
白天很热。Báitiān hěn rè.It's hot in the daytime.
他白天工作，晚上学习。Tā báitiān gōngzuò, wǎnshang xuéxí.He works in the daytime and studies in the evening.
Questions about 白天
What does 白天 mean?
白天 (báitiān) means “daytime”.
How do you pronounce 白天?
白天 is pronounced báitiān.
Which HSK level is 白天?
白天 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 明白míngbaito understand
- 白色báisèwhite
- 白菜báicàiChinese cabbage
- 苍白cāngbáipale
- 蛋白质dànbáizhìprotein
- 空白kòngbáiblank
- 坦白tǎnbáito confess
- 白酒báijiǔChinese white liquor
- 白báiwhite
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
Learn 白天 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.