be on duty for the day ⇒ 今天该我值日。 Jīntiān gāi wǒ zhírì. → Today it's my turn to be on duty.
假日
holiday
即日
( 当天 ) this very day
吉日
lucky day
天日
light
平日
the usual
日元
Japanese yen
日内
next few days pl ⇒ 运动员将于日内回国。 Yùndòngyuán jiāng yú rìnèi huíguó. → The athletes will return home within the next few days.
日历
calendar
日后
future ⇒ 这个问题日后再解决。 Zhège wèntí rìhòu zài jiějué. → This problem can be resolved at some point in the future.
日子
( 日期 ) date
日常
everyday ⇒ 日常生活用语 rìcháng shēnghuó yòngyǔ → everyday words and expressions
日报
daily paper
日期
date ⇒ 出生日期 chūshēng rìqī → date of birth ⇒ 考试日期还没定下来。 Kǎoshì rìqī hái méi dìng xiàlái. → The date of the exam hasn't been fixed yet.
日本
Japan
日用
everyday
日益
increasingly
日程
agenda
日记
diary
日语
Japanese
旭日
the rising sun
昔日
former times pl
末日
( 宗 ) Judgment Day
生日
birthday
终日
the whole day ⇒ 他当了总经理后终日不得闲。 Tā dāngle zǒngjīnglǐ hòu zhōngrì bù dé xián. → After taking up the post of general manager he was busy the whole day long.
节日
festival
闰日
February 29th
双休日
the weekend
日用品
daily necessities pl
过日子
live
一日三秋
days creep by like years
一日千里
at a tremendous pace ⇒ 人类在科学技术方面的进步一日千里。 Rénlèi zài kēxué jìshù fāngmiàn de jìnbù yī rì qiān lǐ. → Humanity has made tremendous progress in science and technology.
与日俱增
grow day by day ⇒ 随着经济的发展，这个国家的国力与日俱增。 Suízhe jīngjì de fāzhǎn, zhège guójiā de guólì yǔ rì jù zēng. → As the economy develops, the country is getting stronger day by day.
光天化日
in broad daylight
夜以继日
day and night ⇒ 加固堤坝的工程夜以继日地进行着。 Jiāgù dībà de gōngchéng yè yǐ jì rì de jìnxíng zhe. → Work on reinforcing the dam continued day and night.
如日中天
be at the height of one's powers
度日如年
one day feels like years
指日可待
be just round the corner
日久天长
year in, year out ⇒ 只要坚持锻炼,日久天长就会有效果。 Zhǐyào jiānchí duànliàn, rì jiǔ tiān cháng jiù huì yǒu xiàoguǒ. → You just have to keep on with the exercise — you'll see the results over time.
日以继夜
work round the clock
日新月异
change rapidly and continuously
日理万机
be occupied with important matters
日积月累
accumulate ... over a long period
旷日持久
protracted ⇒ 双方进行了旷日持久的谈判。 Shuāngfāng jìnxíngle kuàng rì chí jiǔ de tánpàn. → The negotiations between the two sides were protracted.
暗无天日
anarchy ⇒ 当时的社会暗无天日。 Dāngshí de shèhuì àn wú tiān rì. → There was complete anarchy in society at that time.
有朝一日
one day ⇒ 我希望有朝一日能到世界一流大学读书。 Wǒ xīwàng yǒu zhāo yī rì néng dào shìjiè yīliú dàxué dúshū. → I hope that one day I can go and study at one of the world's best universities.
来日方长
have plenty of time
江河日下
go from bad to worse
白日做梦
daydream
English translation of '日'
日
(rì)
名
(= 太阳) sun
⇒ 日出 (rìchū) sunrise
⇒ 日落 (rìluò) sunset
(= 白天) daytime
⇒ 他们日夜不停地赶路。 (Tāmen rìyè bùtíng de gǎnlù.) They travelled onwards, not stopping during the day or at night.
(= 天) day
⇒ 明日 (míngrì) tomorrow
(= 每天) every day
⇒ 城市面貌日见改善。 (Chéngshì miànmào rìjiàn gǎishàn.) The city looks better and better every day.