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    Referring to 'that day' with 当天 (dāngtiān)

    Time Expressions

    Structure

    当天 + Time/Event

    Explanation

    当天 (dāngtiān) means "that day" or "the same day" and is used to refer to a specific day already established in context. It functions as a time word and is typically placed at the beginning of a sentence or before the verb. For example, 当天下午 means "that afternoon."

    Examples

    • 我们到达北京，当天就去了长城。

      Wǒmen dàodá Běijīng, dàngtiān jiù qù le Chángchéng.

      We arrived in Beijing and went to the Great Wall that very day.

    • 当天晚上他就给我打了电话。

      Dàngtiān wǎnshang tā jiù gěi wǒ dǎ le diànhuà.

      He called me that very evening.

    • 合同签好后，当天下午货就发出了。

      Hétong qiān hǎo hòu, dàngtiān xiàwǔ huò jiù fāchū le.

      After the contract was signed, the goods were shipped out that afternoon.

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