日记 (rì jì) — diary

Definition

日记 is a concrete noun meaning a personal diary (the book or written entries about your own life). Unlike the verb 录 ('to record' audio/video), 日记 is specifically for everyday written entries about one's day.

noun
diary
Measure word · 则, 本, 篇

Examples

  • 日记
    Wǒ měi tiān xiě yì piān rì jì.
    I write a diary entry every day.
  • 日记
    Zhè běn rì jì shì wǒ qù nián mǎi de.
    This diary is one I bought last year.
  • 日记
    Tā xǐ huan zài rì jì lǐ jì xià yǒu qù de shì.
    She likes to write down interesting things in her diary.

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