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day; date

Usage note

表示一天,也常用来表示期和子。

rì biǎo shì yì tiān, yě cháng yòng lái biǎo shì rì qī hé rì zi。

日 means a day and is also used for dates and days.

Context note

常出现在期、节记里。

rì cháng chū xiàn zài rì qī 、 jié rì hé rì jì lǐ。

日 often appears in dates, holidays, and diaries.

5 examples

今天是新年第一
jīn tiān shì xīn nián dì yī rì。
Today is the first day of the new year.
子过得很快。
rì zi guò dé hěn kuài。
The days go by very quickly.
今天的光很好。
jīn tiān de rì guāng hěn hǎo。
The sunlight today is very good.
我记下这个子。
wǒ jì xià zhè ge rì zi。
I wrote down this day.
地学习。
yí rì yi rì dì xué xí。
Learn day by day.

5 mini stories

子一天天过去。我们每天都在学习。
rì zi yì tiān tiān guò qù。 wǒ men měi tiān dōu zài xué xí。
The days pass one by one. We study every day.
今天是很特别的一。全家都很开心。
jīn tiān shì hěn tè bié de yí rì。 quán jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
Today is a very special day. The whole family is happy.
光照进房间里。早上看起来很亮。
rì guāng zhào jìn fáng jiān lǐ。 zǎo shàng kàn qǐ lái hěn liàng。
The sunlight shines into the room. It looks bright in the morning.
我在历上圈出生。这样不会忘记。
wǒ zài rì lì shàng quān chū shēng rì。 zhè yàng bú huì wàng jì。
I circle the birthday on the calendar. That way I will not forget.
每一都要认真过。这样才会进步。
měi yí rì dōu yào rèn zhēn guò。 zhè yàng cái huì jìn bù。
Every day should be lived carefully. That is how we improve.

Mini dialogue

今天是星期日

A
今天是什么
Jīntiān shì shénme rì?
What day is today?
B
今天是星期,不用上学。
Jīntiān shì xīngqīrì, bùyòng shàngxué.
Today is Sunday, no need to go to school.

生日

A
你的生是哪天?
Nǐ de shēngrì shì nǎ tiān?
Which day is your birthday?
B
我的生是三月五
Wǒ de shēngrì shì sān yuè wǔ rì.
My birthday is March 5th.

Related words and contrasts

similar
tiān
day; sky

also means day, more common in speech

related
yuè
month; moon

next unit of time

related
nián
year

larger unit of time

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