Definition

Examples

• 我昨天看到了日食。
  Wǒ zuótiān kàndào le rì shí.
  I saw a solar eclipse yesterday.
• 这次日食持续了不到四分钟。
  Zhè cì rì shí chíxù le bú dào sì fēnzhōng.
  This solar eclipse lasted less than four minutes.
• 科学家们一直在研究日食对地球环境的影响。
  Kēxuéjiāmen yìzhí zài yánjiū rì shí duì dìqiú huánjìng de yǐngxiǎng.
  Scientists have been studying the impact of solar eclipses on Earth's environment.