时日 (shí rì) — time or period (formal/literary); specific day; date; long duration of time
Definition
A literary/formal noun for 'time' or 'a period of days,' used in writing rather than everyday speech. Often implies that time is limited (as in 时日无多, 'time is running short').
noun
time or period (formal/literary)specific daydatelong duration of time
Examples
- ，。Cǐ shì dān ge le duō rì, xī wàng jǐn zǎo bàn tuǒ.This matter has been delayed for many days; I hope it can be settled soon.
- 时日。Xuǎn zé hǎo shí rì cái néng jǔ xíng hūn lǐ.A favorable date must be chosen before the wedding can be held.
- 时日，。shí rì Wú duō, wǒ men xū jiā kuài jìn dù.Time is running short; we need to speed up progress.
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