日 rì sun / day / date, day of the month syn 那天 nà tiān that day / the other day 经常 經常 jīng cháng frequently / constantly / regularly / often / day-to-day / everyday / daily syn 整天 zhěng tiān all day long / whole day syn 白天 bái tiān daytime / during the day / day / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 纪念日 紀念日 jì niàn rì day of commemoration / memorial day syn 日常 rì cháng day-to-day / daily / everyday syn 改天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check syn 一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn all day long / the whole day syn 整日 zhěng rì all day long / the whole day syn 日益 rì yì day by day / more and more / increasingly / more and more with each passing day syn 日渐 日漸 rì jiàn to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day / more (or better etc) with each passing day syn 劳动节 勞動節 láo dòng jié International Labor Day (May Day) syn 当日 當日 dàng rì that very day / the same day syn 改日 gǎi rì another day / some other day syn 初一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school syn 日趋 日趨 rì qū (increasing) day by day / (more critical) with every passing day / gradually syn 日月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood syn 佳期 jiā qī wedding day / day of tryst syn 大后天 大後天 dà hòu tiān three days from now / day after day after tomorrow 艳阳天 艷陽天 yàn yáng tiān bright sunny day / blazing hot day 吉日 jí rì propitious day / lucky day syn 初二 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià rivers pour away by the day (idiom) / going from bad to worse / deteriorating day by day syn 连日 連日 lián rì day after day / for several days running syn 逐日 zhú rì day-by-day / daily / on a daily basis syn 成日 chéng rì all day long / the whole day / the whole time syn 光棍节 光棍節 guāng gùn jié Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day 青年节 青年節 qīng nián jié Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for young people aged 14 to 28, who get half a day off 日臻 rì zhēn to reach day after day for 植树节 植樹節 zhí shù jié Arbor Day (March 12th), also known as National Tree Planting Day 全民義務植樹日|全民义务植树日[Quan2 min2 Yi4 wu4 Zhi2 shu4 ri4] 国际劳动节 國際勞動節 guó jì láo dòng jié May Day / International Labor Day (May 1) 流水账 流水賬 liú shuǐ zhàng day-to-day account / current account 七夕节 七夕節 qī xī jié Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting 日复一日 日復一日 rì fù yī rì day after day 天 tiān day / sky / heaven syn 次 cì next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time syn 每天 měi tiān every day syn 星期 xīng qī week / CL:個|个[ge4] / day of the week / Sunday syn 日子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life syn 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn 今 jīn now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc) syn 末日 mò rì last day / end / final days / doomsday syn 感恩节 感恩節 gǎn ēn jié Thanksgiving Day 至今 zhì jīn so far / to this day / until now syn 放学 放學 fàng xué to dismiss students at the end of the school day syn 望 朢 wàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4] syn 天天 tiān tiān every day syn 当天 當天 dàng tiān the same day syn 情人节 情人節 qíng rén jié Valentine's Day 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors / forebears / (biology) ancestral species / ancient species from which present-day species evolved syn 开张 開張 kāi zhāng to open a business / first transaction of a business day syn 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn 爱心 愛心 ài xīn compassion / kindness / care for others / love / CL:片[pian4] / charity (bazaar, golf day etc) / heart (the symbol ♥) syn 假日 jià rì a holiday / a day off syn 每日 měi rì daily / (soup etc) of the day syn 上天 shàng tiān Heaven / Providence / God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die / to pass away / the previous day (or days) syn 时分 時分 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 syn 半天 bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday syn 时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day syn 收工 shōu gōng to stop work for the day (generally of laborers) / to knock off syn 后天 後天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 三八 sān bā International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March / foolish / stupid 日夜 rì yè day and night / around the clock syn 光天化日 guāng tiān huà rì the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight syn 母亲节 母親節 mǔ qīn jié Mother's Day 终日 終日 zhōng rì all day long syn 有朝一日 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day / sometime in the future 前夕 qián xī eve / the day before syn 晴天 qíng tiān clear sky / sunny day syn 国庆 國慶 guó qìng National Day 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì night and day (idiom) / continuous strenuous effort syn 工作日 gōng zuò rì workday / working day / weekday 天色 tiān sè color of the sky / time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky / weather 国庆节 國慶節 guó qìng jié PRC National Day (October 1st) 平日 píng rì ordinary day / everyday / ordinarily / usually syn 雨天 yǔ tiān rainy day / rainy weather syn 愚人节 愚人節 yú rén jié April Fools' Day 日前 rì qián the other day / a few days ago syn 时辰 時辰 shí chen time / one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day syn 昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop syn 次日 cì rì next day / the morrow syn 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day syn 婚期 hūn qī wedding day syn 全天 quán tiān whole day syn 天壤之别 天壤之別 tiān rǎng zhī bié lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / a world of difference / a far cry (from) syn 蒸蒸日上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng becoming more prosperous with each passing day syn 隔夜 gé yè overnight / of the previous day 休息日 xiū xi rì down-day 朝思暮想 zhāo sī mù xiǎng to yearn for sth day and night (idiom) syn 与日俱增 與日俱增 yǔ rì jù zēng to increase steadily / to grow with each passing day syn 日日 rì rì every day syn 元旦 yuán dàn New Year's Day syn 同日 tóng rì same day / simultaneous 白班 bái bān day shift syn 阴天 陰天 yīn tiān cloudy day / overcast sky syn 日新月异 日新月異 rì xīn yuè yì daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) / every day sees new developments / rapid progress 