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The Chinese word rizi - 日子 - rìzi
(date in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
rìzi
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English translations
date, life, time,
day, livelihood
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of rìzi are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 日子 ( rizi / rìzi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Jintian shi ge hao rizi.
Jīntiān shì gè hǎo rìzi.– English translation: Today is a good day.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
day | suffix
日子 ( rizi / rìzi ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 256)
日子 ( rizi / rìzi ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 256)
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