次日 (cì rì) — next day; the following day (formal/literary)
Definition
A formal/literary term for 'the next day'. Pairs naturally with 当日 ('the same day') when contrasting timeframes.
noun
next daythe following day (formal/literary)
Examples
- 次日,。cì rì Qīng chén, bù duì jì xù qián jìn.Early the next morning, the troops continued to advance.
- 次日,。Shì gù fā shēng zài cì rì zhōng wǔ, xìng wú rén shāng wáng.The accident occurred at noon the next day; fortunately no one was injured.
- 次日。Yuán dìng cì rì zhào kāi de fā bù huì yīn gù qǔ xiāo le.The press conference originally scheduled for the following day was canceled for some reason.
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