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日间 (rì jiān) — daytime

Definition

Written/formal noun for 'daytime', used in formal contexts like reports or schedules. 对比 the everyday 白天, 日间 sounds more official and is common in compound terms (e.g. 日间温度, 日间营业).

noun
daytime

Examples

  • 日间。
    rì jiān Wēn dù hěn gāo.
    The daytime temperature is very high.
  • 日间。
    Tā xǐ huan zài rì jiān gōng zuò.
    He likes to work during the daytime.
  • 日间。
    rì jiān De gōng yuán rén hěn duō.
    There are many people in the park during the daytime.

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.

日rìday
间jiāntime

日 gives 'day' and 间 gives 'time', so together they mean the time of day.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 日 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 间 →
Appears in
Time of Day

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