日

日 [rì] 名

1. ■ （太阳） sun:

旭日 the rising [morning] sun;

日已西斜。 The sun declined toward the west.

2. ■ （白天） daytime; day:

日日夜夜 day and night; night and day;

夏季日长夜短。 In summer the days are long and the nights short.

3. ■ （一昼夜; 天） day:

今日 today;

多日不见了， 你好吗? Haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?

二十四小时为一日。 Twenty-four hours make a day.

一年三百六十五日。 There are three hundred and sixty-five days in a year.

4. ■ （泛指某一段时间） time:

春日 springtime; spring;

来日 the days to come; the future;

往日 former days

5. ■ （日本） Japan:

抗日战争 the War of Resistance against Japan

副

1. ■ （每天; 一天一天地） daily; every day; with each passing day:

产量日增。 Output is going up every day.

天气日渐寒冷。 It's getting colder and colder.