度日 (dù rì) — to pass the days (often implying hardship, boredom, or difficulty)
Definition
度日 (dù rì) means to pass or get through the days, usually with a sense of hardship, boredom, or just enduring time — not neutral 'spending time'.
verb
to pass the days (often implying hardship, boredom, or difficulty)
Examples
- ，度日。Tā zài nà jiā gōng sī měi tiān dōu hěn bù kāi xīn, zhēn shì dù rì.He is very unhappy every day at that company — it really is just passing the days.
- ，度日。Shēng bìng de nà duàn shí jiān, tā shì zài yī yuàn lǐ dù rì de.During that period of illness, he passed the days in the hospital.
- ，。Wǒ zài xiāng xia dù le liǎng tiān de rì, jué de hěn wú liáo.I spent two days passing the time in the countryside, and found it very boring.
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