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好日子

hǎo rì zi · hao ri zi

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Meaning

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  1. auspicious day
  2. good day
  3. happy life
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Moving day

  1. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)今天(jīntiān)是(shì)搬家(bānjiā)的(de)好日子(hǎorìzi)。

    I heard today is a good day to move house.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？那(nà)楼下(lóuxià)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)热闹(rènao)。

    Really? Then downstairs must be lively.

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，三家人(sānjiārén)都(dōu)在(zài)搬家(bānjiā)，电梯(diàntī)前(qián)排着队(páizheduì)。

    Yes, three families are moving, and there is a queue at the elevator.

  4. Dengdeng

    大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)选(xuǎn)好日子(hǎorìzi)，电梯(diàntī)就(jiù)忙坏(mánghuài)了(le)。

    Everyone picked a good day, so the elevator is overworked.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)明天(míngtiān)再(zài)搬(bān)吧(ba)。

    Then let us move tomorrow instead.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，明天(míngtiān)也(yě)是(shì)好日子(hǎorìzi)，每天(měitiān)都(dōu)是(shì)！

    Okay. Tomorrow is a good day too. Every day is!

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2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)在(zài)海(hǎi)滩(tān)上(shàng)跑(pǎo)步(bù)的(de)好(hǎo)日(rì)子(zi)。

Today is a good day to run on the beach.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)选(xuǎn)了(le)农(nóng)历(lì)初(chū)八(bā)作(zuò)为(wéi)结(jié)婚(hūn)的(de)好(hǎo)日(rì)子(zi)。

They chose the eighth day of the lunar month as an auspicious day for their wedding.

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