How to say “daily” in Chinese

日常
rìcháng

daily, everyday

adjective · HSK 4 · topic “Health and habits”

“Daily” in Chinese is 日常, rì cháng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

日常 is read rì cháng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

rì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
cháng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

日
rì — sun, day

A picture of the sun.

常
cháng — usual, often

非常 means “unusual”, that is, “extremely”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “日常”.

More words from the lesson “An ordinary day”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “daily” in Chinese?

“Daily” in Chinese is 日常, pinyin rìcháng.

What does 日常 mean?

日常 (rìcháng) means “daily, everyday”.

How do you write 日常?

日常 is 2 characters: 日 (rì) — sun, day; 常 (cháng) — usual, often. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 日常?

日常 is read rìcháng. Tones: rì — fourth tone, cháng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“daily” in the lesson “An ordinary day”

This word is from the topic “Health and habits” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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