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日 (rì) — sun; day; date (day of the month)

Definition

日 (rì) is the formal/literary word for 'day' (and 'sun') — used in writing, dates like 十月五日, and compounds (日期, 生日). For everyday speech, learners use 天 instead.

sundaydate (day of the month)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 日。
    Jīn tiān de rì hěn dà.
    The sun is very strong sun is very strong today.
  • 。
    Wǒ měi rì kàn shū.
    I read books every day.
  • 。
    Wǒ de shēng rì shì shí yuè wǔ rì.
    My birthday is October 5th.

Grammar

Appears in
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