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 裁判 cái pàn (law) to judge / to adjudicate / verdict / judgement / (sports) to referee / (sports) umpire / referee / judge 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 主场 主場 zhǔ chǎng (sports) home ground / home field / (sports) home game / main venue (for a festival etc) 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 比赛 比賽 bǐ sài competition (sports etc) / match / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] / to compete syn 分 fēn to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) syn 记录 記錄 jì lù to record / record (written account) / note-taker / record (in sports etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 杀手 殺手 shā shǒu killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player syn 教练 教練 jiào liàn to coach / to train / instructor / sports coach / trainer (CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]) syn 运动 運動 yùn dòng to move / to exercise / sports / exercise / motion / movement / campaign / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 项目 項目 xiàng mù item / project / (sports) event / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 今 jīn now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc) syn 进攻 進攻 jìn gōng to attack / to assault / to go on the offensive / attack / assault / offense (sports) syn 球队 球隊 qiú duì sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) 体育 體育 tǐ yù sports / physical education 球员 球員 qiú yuán (ball sports) player / team member 末日 mò rì last day / end / final days / doomsday syn 感恩节 感恩節 gǎn ēn jié Thanksgiving Day 暂停 暫停 zàn tíng to suspend / time-out (e.g. in sports) / stoppage / pause (media player) syn 突破 tū pò to break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount (an obstacle) / (sports) to break through the opponent's defense 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 球场 球場 qiú chǎng stadium / sports ground / court / pitch / field / golf course / CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4] 望 朢 wàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4] syn 赛季 賽季 sài jì season (sports) 天天 tiān tiān every day syn 底线 底線 dǐ xiàn bottom line / the limit of what one is prepared to accept / (sports) baseline / (sewing) under thread / spy / informer / plant syn 摔跤 shuāi jiāo to trip and fall / to wrestle / wrestling (sports) 当天 當天 dàng tiān the same day syn 情人节 情人節 qíng rén jié Valentine's Day 球迷 qiú mí fan (ball sports) / CL:個|个[ge4] 传球 傳球 chuán qiú (sports) to pass the ball 场地 場地 chǎng dì space / site / place / sports pitch syn 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors / forebears / (biology) ancestral species / ancient species from which present-day species evolved syn 热身 熱身 rè shēn to warm up (sports) / (fig.) to prepare / to get in condition 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 联赛 聯賽 lián sài (sports) league / league tournament 爱好者 愛好者 ài hào zhě lover (of art, sports etc) / amateur / enthusiast / fan syn 球赛 球賽 qiú sài (ball sports) game / match / CL:場|场[chang3] 重量级 重量級 zhòng liàng jí (sports) heavyweight class / (fig.) important / major / prominent / influential 季度 jì dù quarter of a year / season (sports) 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 好球 hǎo qiú (ball sports) good shot! / nice hit! / well played! 每日 měi rì daily / (soup etc) of the day syn 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 操场 操場 cāo chǎng playground / sports field / drill ground / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 盯住 dīng zhù to watch sb closely / to breathe down sb's neck / to mark (sports) syn 弃权 棄權 qì quán to waive a right / to abstain (from voting) / (sports) to forfeit (a game) / to voluntarily withdraw from a match 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 运动鞋 運動鞋 yùn dòng xié sports shoes / sneakers 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 武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 下课 下課 xià kè to finish class / to get out of class / (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed / to be fired 半天 bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 中场 中場 zhōng chǎng middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance 前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday syn 运动衫 運動衫 yùn dòng shān sports shirt / sweatshirt / CL:件[jian4] 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 