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度日

dù rì

2-character word

What 度日 means

1. to pass one's days
2. to scratch out a difficult, meager existence

The characters in 度日

• 度dùto pass; to spend (time); measure
• 日rì(bound form) sun; day; day of the month

Example sentences

• 对计算机人员来说，断网的时候度日如年。
  For computer people, days are like years without the internet.

Words starting with 度日

• 度日如年dù rì rú niána day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy; time crawls when one is wretched

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