Definition
太阳 (tàiyáng) is the everyday word for 'sun' in modern Chinese. 日 (rì) is the same character used in compounds (e.g. 日出 'sunrise') and for 'day' or 'date', but it's rarely used alone to mean the sun in speech.
noun
sun
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 太阳。Jīntiān tài yáng zhēn dà.The sun is really bright today.
- 太阳。Wǒ xǐhuan zài tài yáng xià kàn shū.I like reading under the sun.
- 太阳。Dōngtiān de shíhou tài yáng chūlái de wǎn.In winter the sun comes out late.
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