全日 (quán rì) — full day, entire day

Definition

Refers to the entire day, used as a modifier or in compounds like 全日票 ('all-day ticket') or 全日营业 ('open all day'). Pair with 全天 for the same meaning; 终日 is more literary.

noun
full dayentire day

Examples

  • 全日。
    Zhè jiā shāng diàn quán rì yíng yè.
    This store is open all day.
  • 全日。
    Wǒ mǎi le yì zhāng quán rì piào.
    I bought an all-day ticket.
  • 全日。
    Tā quán rì dōu zài gōng zuò.
    He works all 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.

全quánwhole
日rìday

“全” whole + “日” day gives the entire day.

Characters in this word

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

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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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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