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Which Mandarin word means 'tomorrow'?

Míngtiān (明天) means tomorrow.

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  1. zuótiān (昨天)
  2. jīntiān (今天)
  3. míngtiān (明天) ✔

Why: Zuótiān is yesterday, jīntiān is today and míngtiān is tomorrow. All three end in tiān, day.

Huh, didn't know that: Peace Corps asks the date with 'Jīntiān jǐ hào?', and answers like 'Jīntiān wǔ yuè yī hào', today is May 1st.

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Answer: míngtiān (明天). Zuótiān is yesterday, jīntiān is today and míngtiān is tomorrow. All three end in tiān, day.

  1. MDBG Chinese Dictionary (CC-CEDICT): 明天 www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E6%98%8E%E5%A4%A9
    tomorrow
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. MDBG Chinese Dictionary (CC-CEDICT): 昨天 www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E6%98%A8%E5%A4%A9
    yesterday
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  3. MDBG Chinese Dictionary (CC-CEDICT): 今天 www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9
    today / the present time; now
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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