How to Say ‘That day’ in Simplified Chinese
那天
nà tiān
[nà tyen]
💬 Usage Tip: 那 "that" sits directly before time words with no counting word in between. You can build others the same way, such as 那年 "that year" or 那时候 "at that time".
Phrase Breakdown
那
nà
[nà]
that
Used to refer to a specific thing or person previously mentioned.
那是我第一次见到她的时候。
That was the first time I met her.
天
tiān
[tyen]
day
Refers to a calendar day.
您想订哪一天？
Which day would you like to book?
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