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好日子 (hǎo rì zi) — (noun) an auspicious day, especially a wedding day; (noun) good days; happy life

Definition

A fixed expression meaning 'good days / a happy life,' also used for an auspicious day chosen for a wedding or house move. Note: pinyin here reads hǎo rìzi, not the adjective hǎo.

noun
an auspicious dayespecially a wedding daygood dayshappy life

Examples

  • 好日子。
    Tā men de hǎo rì zi dìng zài shí yuè yī hào.
    Their wedding day is set for October 1st.
  • 好日子。
    Wǒ men dōu xiǎng guò shàng hǎo rì zi.
    We all want to live a good life.
  • 好日子。
    Bān jiā yě yào tiāo gè hǎo rì zi.
    For moving house, you also need to pick an auspicious day.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

好hǎogood
日子day
日rìday子zǐsuffix
后缀Suffix

好 means good, and 日子 gives day; together they describe an auspicious or happy day.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), understood as a woman with a child, linked to goodness or affection.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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