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日记 (rì jì): Diary (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

日记 consists of 2 characters.

日
rì
day [date]; sun
记
jì
to record, to remember

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Pinyinrì jì
Meaningdiary
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 4
HSK 3.0Level 4
SyntaxNoun
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  • 打印dǎ yìnprint
  • 寒假hán jiàwinter holiday
  • 经济jīng jìeconomics
  • 粗心cū xīncareless
  • 后悔hòu huǐto regret
  • 节约jié yuēto save; economise
  • 价格jià géprice
  • 部分bù fenpart; section; portion
  • 餐厅cān tīngcanteen
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  • 广告guǎng gàoadvertisement
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 日记.

Words with 日
  • 星期日Xīng qī rìHSK 1
  • 生日shēng rìHSK 2
  • 节日jié rìHSK 3
  • 工作日gōng zuò rìHSK 3
  • 假日jià rìHSK 4
  • 节假日jié jià rìHSK 4
今日
jīn rì
HSK 5
  • 日历rì lìHSK 5
    • Words with 记
    • 忘记wàng jìHSK 3
    • 笔记bǐ jìHSK 3
    • 记得jì deHSK 3
    • 笔记本bǐ jì běnHSK 3
    • 记者jì zhěHSK 4
    • 登记dēng jìHSK 5
    • 记录jì lùHSK 5
    • 记忆jì yìHSK 5
    3.

    How to Use 日记 in Sentences

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

    Verb + Object
    kàn看
    rì日
    jì记
    neutral
    read a diary
    xiě写
    rì日
    jì记
    neutral
    keep a diary
    Noun + Nounwith本
    rì日
    jì记
    běn本
    neutral
    diary notebook
    Adjective + Nounwith私人
    sī私
    rén人
    rì日
    jì记
    Measure Word + Nounwith本
    yī一
    běn本
    rì日
    jì记
    4.

    Example Sentences with 日记

    wǒ我
    měi每
    tiān天
    xiě写
    rì日
    jì记
    。
    neutral
    private diary
    neutral
    a diary
    I write a diary every day.
    tā她
    měi每
    tiān天
    shuì睡
    jiào觉
    qián前
    dōu都
    huì会
    xiě写
    rì日
    jì记
    。
    She writes in her diary every day before going to sleep.
    tā他
    xí习
    guàn惯
    zài在
    shuì睡
    qián前
    fān翻
    kāi开
    rì日
    jì记
    ，
    huí回
    gù顾
    yì一
    tiān天
    de的
    shōu收
    huò获
    yǔ与
    bù不
    zú足
    。
    He is accustomed to opening his diary before bed to review the day's gains and shortcomings.
    zhè这
    fèn份
    lì历
    shǐ史
    rén人
    wù物
    de的
    rì日
    jì记
    wèi为
    yán研
    jiū究
    tí提
    gōng供
    le了
    zhēn珍
    guì贵
    de的
    yì一
    shǒu手
    zī资
    liào料
    。
    This diary of a historical figure provides valuable firsthand material for research.
    zhè这
    běn本
    rì日
    jì记
    jì记
    lù录
    le了
    wǒ我
    tóng童
    nián年
    de的
    měi美
    hǎo好
    huí回
    yì忆
    。
    This diary records the beautiful memories of my childhood.
    nǐ你
    zuì最
    jìn近
    hái还
    zài在
    jiān坚
    chí持
    xiě写
    rì日
    jì记
    ma吗
    ？
    gǎn感
    jué觉
    xiào效
    guǒ果
    zěn怎
    me么
    yàng样
    ？
    Are you still keeping up with writing your diary lately? How do you feel about the results?
    wǒ我
    bìng并
    méi没
    yǒu有
    bǎ把
    lǚ旅
    xíng行
    de的
    suǒ所
    yǒu有
    xì细
    jié节
    dōu都
    xiě写
    jìn进
    rì日
    jì记
    lǐ里
    。
    I did not write all the details of the trip into my diary.
    tōng通
    guò过
    jiān坚
    chí持
    xiě写
    rì日
    jì记
    ，
    tā她
    zhú逐
    jiàn渐
    yǎng养
    chéng成
    le了
    fǎn反
    sī思
    hé和
    zǒng总
    jié结
    de的
    xí习
    guàn惯
    。
    By persistently keeping a diary, she gradually developed the habit of reflection and summarization.
    suī虽
    rán然
    gōng工
    zuò作
    fán繁
    máng忙
    ，
    dàn但
    tā她
    réng仍
    huì会
    chōu抽
    kōng空
    xiě写
    rì日
    jì记
    bìng并
    zhěng整
    lǐ理
    xīn心
    qíng情
    。
    Although work is busy, she still finds time to write in her diary and sort out her feelings.