Chinese word

全天

Pronunciation

Pinyinquán tiān

Meaning

  • adverball day

Example

这家店全天营业。zhè jiā diàn quán tiān yíng yè

This store is open all day.

Illustration for 全天 (all day)

More examples

医院全天值班，接受急诊。yī yuàn quán tiān zhí bān jiē shòu jí zhěn

The hospital is on duty all day and accepts emergency patients.

Core concept

The entire span of one day, treated as one continuous block for an activity or state.

Common phrases

  • 全天营业quán tiān yíng yè

    open all day

  • 全天开放quán tiān kāi fàng

    open all day

  • 全天值班quán tiān zhí bān

    be on duty all day

Similar words

整天zhěng tiān: For the whole day, with a conversational emphasis on an activity or state lasting all day.
一整天yì zhěng tiān: For a full day as one complete stretch of time, emphasizing its total length.

Definition in Chinese

表示一整天、不分时段地持续存在或发生的情况。biǎo shì yì zhěng tiān bù fēn shí duàn dì chí xù cún zài huò fā shēng de qíng kuàng

Word origin

全天 (quántiān, "all day") combines 全 (quán, "whole") with 天 (tiān, "day"), giving the direct sense of a whole day.

Usage tips

  • As an adverb, it usually comes before the verb or adjective it describes, so its position shows that the duration applies to the activity or state.

Opposites

  • 间断地jiàn duàn dìintermittentlyadverb
  • 偶尔óu ěroccasionallyadverb

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