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改天

gǎi tiān

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

改天 (gǎi tiān) means "another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 改天 means

1. another day
2. some other time
3. to find another day (for appointment etc)
4. to take a rain check

The characters in 改天

• 改gǎito change; to alter; to transform
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven

Example sentences

• 改天再说吧。
  Gǎitiān zàishuō ba.
  Let's do it another time.
• 我下班了，改天聊。
  Wǒ xiàbān le, gǎitiān liáo.
  I am leaving work, so let's talk another day.

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