Usage note
“日历”是记录日期的工具，可以看到年月日和星期。
“rì lì” shì jìlù rìqī de gōngjù, kěyǐ kàn dào nián yuè rì hé xīngqī.
"Calendar" is a tool for recording dates, you can see year, month, day and week.
Context note
小朋友可以用日历记住重要的日子，比如生日和节日。
Xiǎopéngyǒu kěyǐ yòng rì lì jìzhù zhòngyào de rìzi, bǐrú shēngrì hé jiérì.
Children can use a calendar to remember important days, like birthdays and holidays.
5 examples
日历上今天是星期一。
rì lì shàng jīn tiān shì xīng qī yī。
On the calendar, today is Monday.
我在日历上圈出了生日。
wǒ zài rì lì shàng quān chū le shēng rì。
I circled the birthday on the calendar.
这本日历有很多漂亮的图片。
zhè běn rì lì yǒu hěn duō piào liang de tú piàn。
This calendar has many beautiful pictures.
妈妈用日历记下重要的事情。
mā ma yòng rì lì jì xià zhòng yào de shì qíng。
Mom uses the calendar to note important things.
日历告诉我们一年有十二个月。
rì lì gào sù wǒ men yì nián yǒu shí èr gè yuè。
The calendar tells us there are twelve months in a year.
5 mini stories
小丽看日历发现明天是儿童节。她很高兴。
xiǎo lì kàn rì lì fā xiàn míng tiān shì ér tóng jié。 tā hěn gāo xìng。
Xiao Li looked at the calendar and found tomorrow is Children's Day. She was very happy.
日历上有一个红圈。那是爸爸的生日。
rì lì shàng yǒu yí gè hóng quān。 nà shì bà ba de shēng rì。
There is a red circle on the calendar. That is Dad's birthday.
我每天看日历。这样就不会忘记作业。
wǒ měi tiān kàn rì lì。 zhè yàng jiù bú huì wàng jì zuò yè。
I look at the calendar every day. This way I won't forget homework.
新年到了，妈妈换了新日历。上面有小花。
xīn nián dào le， mā ma huàn le xīn rì lì。 shàng miàn yǒu xiǎo huā。
New Year came, Mom changed to a new calendar. There are little flowers on it.
日历帮我们计划假期。我们可以去旅行。
rì lì bāng wǒ men jì huà jià qī。 wǒ men kě yǐ qù lǚ xíng。
The calendar helps us plan holidays. We can go traveling.
Mini dialogue
看日期
A
今天是几号？我看一下日历。
Jīntiān shì jǐ hào? Wǒ kàn yíxià rìlì.
What's the date today? Let me check the calendar.
B
日历上写着十五号。
Rìlì shàng xiězhe shíwǔ hào.
The calendar says the 15th.
做计划
A
我们用日历做学习计划吧。
Wǒmen yòng rìlì zuò xuéxí jìhuà ba.
Let's use the calendar to make a study plan.
B
好主意，这样不会忘记。
Hǎo zhǔyi, zhèyàng bú huì wàngjì.
Good idea, this way we won't forget.
Related words and contrasts
similar
月历
yuè lì
monthly calendar
月历 shows one month, while 日历 can show a day or a whole year.
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年历
nián lì
yearly calendar
年历 shows all months of a year.
related
台历
tái lì
desk calendar
A 台历 is a calendar that stands on a desk.