日 子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life 白 天 bái tiān daytime / during the day / day / CL:個|个[ge4] 每 天 měi tiān every day / everyday 一 天 yī tiān one day 一 旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day 天 天 tiān tiān every day 至 今 zhì jīn so far / to this day / until now 那 天 nà tiān that day / the other day 每 日 měi rì daily / (soup etc) of the day 日 前 rì qián the other day / a few days ago 第 二 天 dì èr tiān next day / the morrow 当 天 dàng tiān the same day 当 天 dāng tiān on that day 半 天 bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4] 星 期 week / CL:個|个[ge4] / day of the week / Sunday 日 益 rì yì day by day / more and more / increasingly / more and more with each passing day 爱 心 ài xīn compassion / kindness / care for others / love / CL:片[pian4] / charity (bazaar, golf day etc) / heart (the symbol ♥) 整 天 zhěng tiān all day long / whole day 情 人 节 Qíng rén jié Valentine's Day 当 日 dàng rì that very day / the same day 当 日 dāng rì on that day 上 天 shàng tiān Heaven / Providence / God / the day before / the sky above / to fly to the sky / to take off and fly into space / to die / to pass away 一 号 yī hào first day of the month / toilet / (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship) 假 日 jià rì holiday / non-working day 工 作 日 gōng zuò rì workday / working day / weekday 新 春 xīn chūn the beginning of Spring / the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day 早 日 zǎo rì soon / shortly / on a day quite soon / promptly 国 庆 Guó qìng National Day 元 旦 Yuán dàn New Year's Day 半 晌 bàn shǎng half of the day / a long time / quite a while 时 分 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 前 天 the day before yesterday 时 段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day 开 张 kāi zhāng to open a business / first transaction of a business day 平 日 píng rì ordinary day / everyday / ordinarily / usually 日 趋 rì qū (increasing) day by day / (more critical) with every passing day / gradually 时 辰 shí chen time / one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day 次 日 cì rì next day / the morrow 日 渐 rì jiàn to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day / more (or better etc) with each passing day 天 色 tiān sè color of the sky / time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky / weather 初 一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school 日 月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood 放 学 fàng xué to dismiss students at the end of the school day 中 都 Zhōng dū Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing 后 天 the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori 前 夕 qián xī eve / the day before 全 天 quán tiān whole day 日 夜 rì yè day and night / around the clock 末 日 mò rì last day / end / final days / doomsday 交 易 日 jiāo yì rì (finance) trading day 晴 天 clear sky / sunny day 初 二 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year 母 亲 节 Mǔ qīn jié Mother's Day 前 一 天 qián yī tiān the day before (an event) 二 号 èr hào 2nd day of the month 成 天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time 昼 夜 zhòu yè day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop 车 次 chē cì train or coach service ("service" as in "they run 12 services per day between the two cities") 终 日 zhōng rì all day long 三 八 sān bā International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March / foolish / stupid 面 世 miàn shì to be published (of art, literary works etc) / to come out / to take shape / to see the light of day 时 日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day 日 日 rì rì every day 雨 天 yǔ tiān rainy day / rainy weather 前 日 qián rì day before yesterday 佳 节 jiā jié festive day / holiday 纪 念 日 jì niàn rì day of commemoration / memorial day 梦 寐 以 求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / to long for sth day and night 六 号 liù hào 6th day of the month 改 天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check 一 天 到 晚 yī tiān dào wǎn all day long / the whole day 整 日 zhěng rì all day long / the whole day 端 午 节 Duān wǔ jié Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) 阴 天 yīn tiān cloudy day / overcast sky 五 号 wǔ hào the fifth / fifth day of a month 愚 人 节 yú rén jié April Fools' Day 采 光 cǎi guāng lighting / day lighting 隔 天 gé tiān the next day / on alternate days 成 日 chéng rì all day long / the whole day / the whole time 未 雨 绸 缪 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day 国 庆 节 Guó qìng jié PRC National Day (October 1st) 日 新 月 异 rì xīn yuè yì daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) / every day sees new developments / rapid progress 教 师 节 Jiào shī jié Teachers' Day (September 10th in PRC and Confucius's birthday, September 28th in Taiwan) 同 日 tóng rì same day / simultaneous 好 半 天 hǎo bàn tiān most of the day 七 夕 Qī xī double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 / are allowed their annual meeting 有 朝 一 日 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day / sometime in the future 妇 女 节 Fù nu:3 jié International Women's Day (March 8) 翌 日 yì rì next day 重 阳 Chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month 光 天 化 日 guāng tiān huà rì the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight 与 日 俱 增 yǔ rì jù zēng to increase steadily / to grow with each passing day 蒸 蒸 日 上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng becoming more prosperous with each passing day 天 壤 之 别 tiān rǎng zhī bié lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / opposite extremes / a world of difference / a far cry from 连 日 lián rì day after day / for several days running 清 明 节 Qīng míng jié Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April) 即 日 jí rì this or that very day / in the next few days 婚 期 hūn qī wedding day 劳 动 节 Láo dòng jié International Labor Day (May Day) 收 工 shōu gōng to stop work for the day (generally of laborers) / to knock off
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