日

Sun in Chinese: 日 (rì)

rì

sun

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1sun
  2. 2day
  3. 3date, day of the month

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日

Zhuyin

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ㄖˋ

rì

ㄖ/ rˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 日 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 50日元。

    50 rì yuán。

    It's 50 yen.

  • 这是日本。

    zhè shì rì běn。

    Here is Japan.

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Related words

生日

shēng rì

birthday

节日

jié rì

holiday

日记

rì jì

diary

日常

rì cháng

day-to-day

日程

rì chéng

schedule

日历

rì lì

calendar

日期

rì qī

date

日报

rì bào

daily newspaper

日子

rì zi

day

今日

jīn rì

today

假日

jià rì

holiday

近日

jìn rì

(in) the past few days

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