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日子

rì zi

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

日子 (rì zi) means "day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 日子 means

1. day
2. a (calendar) date
3. days of one's life

The characters in 日子

• 日rì(bound form) sun; day; day of the month
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 今天是什幺日子？
  What day is it today?
• 今天是个好日子。
  Today is a good day.
• 明天是个大日子。
  Tomorrow's going to be a big day.
• 她过着富足的日子。
  Tā guo zhe fùzú de rìzi.
  She lives in abundance.
• 我认为那是个好日子。
  Wǒ rènwéi nàshi gè hǎorìzi.
  I think it was a good day.
• 我不知道确切的日子。
  Wǒ bù zhīdào quèqiè de rìzi.
  I don't know the exact date.

Words containing 日子

• 过日子guò rì zito live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along
• 好日子hǎo rì ziauspicious day; good day; happy life
• 混日子hùn rì zito idle; to waste time
• 苦日子kǔ rì zihard times
• 小日子xiǎo rì zisimple life; (net slang) euphemistic substitute for 日本
• 择日子zhái rì zito pick an auspicious day
• 过紧日子guò jǐn rì zito tighten one's belt; to live frugally

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read rì zi correctly.
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