Definition
白日 literally means 'white day' and refers to daytime or broad daylight. It often appears in the set phrase 白日做梦 ('daydreaming', literally 'daytime dreaming') to describe unrealistic fantasies. As a literary or formal term, it can also refer to the sun itself.
n.
daytimebroad daylightthe sun (literary)
Examples
- 白日。bái rì lǐ bú yào yí ge rén qù nà tiáo jiē.Don't go to that street alone during the daytime.
- ，。Tā zhěngtiān bái rì zuò mèng, xiǎng yí yè bào fù.He daydreams all day about getting rich overnight.
- 白日，。bái rì yī shān jìn, Huáng Hé rù hǎi liú.The sun sets behind the mountains; the Yellow River flows into the sea.
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