Definition
成天 (chéng tiān) means 'all day long' — it emphasizes the entire day as a duration, often with a tone of complaint or excess. This contrasts with 老 (lǎo), which simply means 'always' without specifying a time period, and with 时时 (shí shí), a more formal, written word for 'constantly'.
adverb
all day longall the time
Examples
- 成天，。Tā chéng tiān dōu zài máng gōngzuò, hěn shǎo xiūxi.He's busy with work all day long and rarely rests.
- 成天，。Bié chéng tiān bàoyuàn le, xiǎng bànfǎ jiějué wèntí ba.Stop complaining all the time; think of a way to solve the problem.
- 成天。Tā chéng tiān pào zài túshūguǎn lǐ xuéxí.She spends all day studying in the library.
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