日 (rì) — sun; day; date (day of the month)
Definition
日 (rì) is the formal/literary word for 'day' (and 'sun') — used in writing, dates like 十月五日, and compounds (日期, 生日). For everyday speech, learners use 天 instead.
sundaydate (day of the month)
Examples
- 日。Jīn tiān de rì hěn dà.The sun is very strong sun is very strong today.
- 。Wǒ měi rì kàn shū.I read books every day.
- 。Wǒ de shēng rì shì shí yuè wǔ rì.My birthday is October 5th.
Grammar
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