整日 (zhěng rì) — the whole day, all day long | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A noun meaning 'all day, the whole day long.' Compare 整天 — same meaning, but 整天 is more common in everyday speech, while 整日 leans slightly more written.

noun

the whole dayall day long

Examples

整日。
Tā zhěng rì dōu zài gōng zuò.
He works all day long.
整日。
Tā zhěng rì máng zhe zhào gù hái zi.
She is busy all day taking care of the children.
整日。
zhěng rì Zuò zài diàn nǎo qián duì shēn tǐ bù hǎo.
Sitting in front of the computer all day is bad for your health.

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.

整 means whole and 日 means day, so together they name the whole day.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

敕正整

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

正zhèng整zhěng

Same sound today

整 pairs 敕 as the meaning side with 正 as the sound side.

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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