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

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Character Breakdown

日 • rì • day [date]; sun • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
rì日

day [date]; sun

记 • jì • to record, to remember
jì记

to record, to remember

Word Info

Pinyinrì jì
Meaningdiary
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 日记.

  • 错误cuò wùerror; mistake
  • 博士bó shìdoctor
  • 得意dé yìproud of oneself
  • 合适hé shìsuitable
  • 本来běn láioriginally
  • 餐厅cān tīngcanteen
  • 重新chóng xīnagain
  • 丰富fēng fùenrich; abundant rich; plentiful
  • 好像hǎo xiàngto seem
  • 打扮dǎ banto decorate
  • 并且bìng qiěand
  • 回忆huí yìto recall
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 日记.

Words with 日
  • 星期日xīng qī rìSunday
  • 生日shēng rìbirthday
  • 节日jié rìfestival
  • 工作日
gōng zuò rì
workday
  • 假日jià rìholiday
  • 节假日jié jià rìpublic holiday
  • 今日jīn rìtoday
  • 日历rì lìcalendar
    • Words with 记
    • 忘记wàng jìforget
    • 笔记bǐ jìto take down (in writing)
    • 记得jì deto remember
    • 笔记本bǐ jì běnnotebook
    • 记者jì zhějournalist
    • 登记dēng jìto register; check in
    • 记录jì lùtake notes; keep the minutes
    • 记忆jì yìrecall; memory; storage
    4.

    How to Use 日记 in Sentences

    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
    Adjective + Nounwith私人
    sī私
    rén人
    rì日
    jì记
    Measure Word + Nounwith本
    yī一
    běn本
    rì日
    jì记
    5.

    Example Sentences with 日记

    wǒ我
    měi每
    tiān天
    xiě写
    rì日
    jì记
    diary notebook
    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.
    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.