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日子 (rì zi): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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日子 (rì zi): Life (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

日子 consists of 2 characters.

day [date]; sun

child, offspring, seed, small thing

How to Use 日子 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 日子 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

kǔ苦

rì日

zi子

neutral

hard times

hǎo好

rì日

zi子

neutral

good days

Measure Word + Nounwith段

yí一

duàn段

rì日

zi子

Verb + Objectwith过

guò过

rì日

zi子

neutral

live one's life

Subject + Verb + Complementwith快

rì日

zi子

guò过

de得

kuài快

Example Sentences with 日子

tā他

zài在

xiāng乡

xià下

guò过

zhe着

píng平

neutral

a period of time

informal

Spoken

time flies

jìng

静

de的

rì日

zi子

。

He lives a peaceful life in the countryside.

jīn今

tiān天

shì是

gè个

hǎo好

rì日

zi子

。

Today is a good day.

zài在

yì异

guó国

tā他

xiāng乡

qiú求

xué学

de的

rì日

zi子

，

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

yǔ与

chéng成

zhǎng长

。

The days of studying abroad are filled with challenges and growth.

Show 6 More Sentences

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

de的

rì日

zi子

guò过

dé得

zěn怎

me么

yàng样

，

gōng工

zuò作

hái还

shùn顺

lì利

ma吗

？

How have your days been lately? Is work going smoothly?

wǒ我

men们

zài在

yì一

qǐ起

de的

rì日

zi子

hěn很

nà那

duàn段

jiān艰

nán难

de的

rì日

zi子

，

tā他

suī虽

rán然

rì日

zi子

píng平

dàn淡

，

dàn但

jiā家

tuì退

xiū休

hòu后

de的

rì日

zi子

guò过

dé得

yōu悠

chuàng创

yè业

chū初

qī期

de的

rì日

zi子

，

wǒ我

men

kuài快

lè乐

。

The days we spent together were very happy.

cóng

从

wèi未

xiàng向

rèn任

hé何

rén人

bào抱

yuàn怨

guò过

。

He never complained to anyone during those difficult days.

rén

人

tuán团

jù聚

de的

shí时

guāng光

zǒng总

shì是

wēn温

xīn馨

ér而

zhēn珍

guì贵

。

Although the days are ordinary, the time spent with family is always warm and precious.

xián闲

zì自

zài在

。

Life after retirement is leisurely and comfortable.

们

cháng常

cháng常

áo熬

yè夜

tǎo讨

lùn论

fāng方

àn案

。

In the early days of starting the business, we often stayed up late discussing plans.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 日子.

Words with 日

生日shēng rìHSK 2
节日jié rìHSK 3
日记rì jìHSK 4
今日jīn rì
假日jià rì
即日jí rì
平日píng rì
当日dāng rì

Words with 子

儿子ér ziHSK 1
杯子bēi ziHSK 1
桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
椅子yǐ ziHSK 1
妻子qī ziHSK 2
孩子hái ziHSK 2
个子gè ziHSK 3
句子

jù zi

HSK 3