How to say “day” in Chinese
day, days; life
“Day” in Chinese is 日子, rì zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
日子 is read rì zi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of the sun.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “日子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 日子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他们的日子过得很幸福tāmenderìziguòdehěnxìngfúThey live very happily.
- 我常常怀念童年的日子。wǒchángchánghuáiniàntóngniánderìziI often look back on my childhood days with longing.
- 我很怀念那些日子wǒhěnhuáiniànnàxiērìziI miss those days.
- 往后的日子会越来越好wǎnghòuderìzihuìyuèláiyuèhǎoFrom here on, life will keep getting better.
- 除夕是全家团圆的日子。chúxīshìquánjiātuányuánderìziNew Year’s Eve is the day when the whole family gets together.
More words from the lesson “A whole life”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “day” in Chinese?
“Day” in Chinese is 日子, pinyin rìzi.
What does 日子 mean?
日子 (rìzi) means “day, days; life”.
How do you write 日子?
日子 is 2 characters: 日 (rì) — sun, day; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 日子?
日子 is read rìzi. Tones: rì — fourth tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“day” in the lesson “A whole life”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” 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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