改天

Chinese
 
to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad.
(改天)		 改 天

Pronunciation

Adverb

改天

  1. on another day; some other time
    我們改天可以嗎？／我们改天可以吗？  ―  Wǒmen gǎitiān kěyǐ ma?  ―  Can we take a rain check?
    我週六沒空兒，改天吧。 [MSC, trad.]
    我周六没空儿，改天吧。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zhōuliù méi kòngr, gǎitiān ba. [Pinyin]
    I don't have time on Saturday; let's find another day.
    咱們先走吧，我們改天再來拜訪。 [MSC, trad.]
    咱们先走吧，我们改天再来拜访。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zánmen xiān zǒu ba, wǒmen gǎitiān zài lái bàifǎng. [Pinyin]
    Let's go then — we can visit again another day.

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 改天 (“another day in the future”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 他日, 異日
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 改天, 改日
Mandarin Taiwan 改天
Singapore 改天
Min Nan Taipei 另日 GT, 別日仔 GT, 別日 GT, 另工 GT, 别工 GT
Singapore (Hokkien) 别日
Singapore (Teochew) 下日
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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