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日子

rì zi · ri zi

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Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)什么(shénme)日子(rìzi)？街上(jiēshang)人(rén)这么(zhème)多(duō)。

    What day is today? There are so many people on the street.

  2. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)农历(nónglì)八月(bāyuè)十五(shíwǔ)，中秋节(zhōngqiūjié)。

    It is the fifteenth of the eighth lunar month, Mid-Autumn Festival.

  3. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)这么(zhème)热闹(rènao)，这个(zhège)日子(rìzi)要(yào)吃(chī)月饼(yuèbǐng)。

    No wonder it is lively. On this day we eat mooncakes.

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)，你(nǐ)要(yào)什么(shénme)味(wèi)的(de)？

    Right, I bought some. Which flavor do you want?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)豆沙(dòushā)的(de)，这样(zhèyàng)的(de)日子(rìzi)真(zhēn)幸福(xìngfú)。

    I like red bean best. Days like this are happy days.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)一(yì)起(qǐ)过(guò)了(le)美(měi)好(hǎo)的(de)日(rì)子(zi)。

We had wonderful moments together.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by Eccles17 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

雨(yǔ)让(ràng)秋(qiū)天(tiān)的(de)日(rì)子(zi)阴(yīn)沉(chén)沉(chén)的(de)。

The rain made the autumn day dismal.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jin1 · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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日
rì

sun; day

子
zǐ

son; child

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