How to Say ‘You've been running all day’ in Traditional Chinese
跑了一整天
pǎo le yī zhěng tiān
[pǎo le ee zhěng tyen]
💬 Usage Tip: The 一 in 一整天 is said (yì zhěng tiān), because 一 shifts to a rising-falling-free (yì) before a dipping tone. 了 right after 跑 shows the running has already happened.
Phrase Breakdown
跑
pǎo
[pǎo]
to run
To move quickly on foot.
小狗在公園裡跑。
The puppy runs in the park.
了
le
[le]
completed action marker
Indicates an action has been completed.
他已經走了。
He has already left.
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
A number word that helps form the phrase for category.
你想找哪一類工作？
What kind of job do you want to look for?
整
zhěng
[zhěng]
whole
Complete or full, without missing any parts.
我整天都在工作。
I worked the whole day.
天
tiān
[tyen]
day
A measure of time meaning 'day'.
您想訂哪一天？星期五還是星期六？
Which day would you like to reserve? Friday or Saturday?
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