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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

白天 [báitiān]
  1. 1. noun daytime, day

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

白天 [báitiān]
  1. 1. daytime; day
    白天我睡不着。
    I cannot sleep in the daytime.
    冬季白天时间短。
    The day is shorter in winter.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

白天 [báitiān]
  1. 1. 从天亮到天黑的一段时间;气象学上指每天的8点至20点。

Examples

白天我睡不着。
I cannot sleep in the daytime.
白天太热,夜里还好受点。
It's terribly hot during the day but a bit better at night.
一宿没睡,白天瞌睡得很。
I'm terribly sleepy today; I didn't sleep a wink last night.
这里白天和夜晚的温差很大。
The temperature here varies greatly between day and night.
白天工作太累了,晚上一躺下,不觉就到了大天亮。
Exhausted from work, he fell asleep the moment he lay on his bed.
白天的时候,小偷装扮成收废品的小贩潜入小区踩道。
During day time, the thief disguised himself as a peddler who collects garbage, and cased the site.
这个路口白天有岗,清晨与傍晚撤岗。
The crossing has guards during the daytime, and they withdraw in the morning and afternoons.
每逢冬至点,白天的时间是一年之中最短的。
The day when the sun passes the winter solstice is the shortest of the year.

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