Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 日

abbr. for 日本 ( Rìběn), Japan

sun
day
date, day of the month

World Pi Day, a celebration of the mathematical constant π on March 14 each year

Japanese yen (unit of currency)
also written 日圓／日圆 ( Rìyuán)

daily (law)
per diem

in the past few days
lately

soon; at an early date
the early days; the past

sun

journal
log (computing)

sun over sea

memorial day
commemoration day

corona

Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)

to pass one's days
to scratch out a difficult, meager existence

date stamp

day-by-day
daily
on a daily basis

daily (publication)

sunset
sundown

sunlight
daytime

daytime
during the day

the spread of Japanese cultural products (anime, pop music etc) to other countries

schedule
itinerary
CL:個／个 (gè)

(literary) ten days
short period

the Japanese side or party (in negotiations etc)

(policy etc) towards Japan

Japan-US

solstice
the winter solstice 冬至 and summer solstice 夏至

Tingri town and county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet

Niger (Tw)

lit. fucked or spawned by a dog
contemptible
lousy, fucking

all day

today

Japan-China

see 隔天 (gétiān)

daytime

same day
simultaneous

Liege, town in Belgium

abbr. for 精神日本人 (jīngshén Rìběnrén)

(formal) this day
that day

every day

Japanese person; the Japanese

the Sun God
Apollo

all day long

the day after tomorrow
from hence
from now
from now on
henceforth

Japan

(literary) all day long

day that is named but not numbered (on ethnic calendar)

solar eclipse

calendar
CL:張／张 (zhāng),本 (běn)

in constant progress

a holiday; a day off

more flourishing by the day

tomorrow

usually

Japanophile

all day long
the whole day
the whole time

Japanese style

(geopolitics) Japanese occupation (of Taiwan etc)

daytime
sun
time

next day

daytime show
matinee

in a few days
one of these days

Gaspard Monge (1746-1818), French mathematician

sunlight

day
a (calendar) date
days of one's life

Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong

date
CL:個／个 (gè)

future days
(literary) the next day
(old) past days

to set a date
to set a time frame
within a certain time limit

at ordinary times

all day long
the whole day

on a single day

Wuri, a district of Taichung, Taiwan

the sun and moon
day and month
every day and every month
season
life and livelihood

Japan Airlines (JAL) (abbr. for 日本航空 ( Ribèn Hángkong))

when?

Japanese language

increasing by the day

Japanese goods

anniversary of a death
inauspicious day

to fix a date (for an event)
to select an auspicious date

the rising sun

Sangri county, Tibetan: Zangs ri rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

setting sun

Japanese cuisine (abbr. for 日本料理 ( Rìběnliàolǐ))

Japan and Korea

Yogyakarta, city of Java, Indonesia, and capital of the Special Region of Yogyakarta 日惹特區／日惹特区 ( Rìrě Tèqū)

Sabbath
Sunday

daily expenses
of everyday use

day and night
around the clock

on that day

the day (of a festival, ceremony etc)

noon
midday
zenith

China-Japan

former days; the past

former days
in the past

sometime
someday (in the future)

NEC (Nippon Electronic Company)
abbr. for 日電電子／日电电子

day after day
for several days running

another day
some other day

ordinary day
everyday
ordinarily
usually

(attributive) of Japanese origin

zero-day (attack, vulnerability etc) (computing)

Darlag or Dari county (Tibetan: dar lag rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州 ( Guǒluòzhōu), Qinghai

Sunday
diurnal

sundown
sunset

day by day
more and more
increasingly
more and more with each passing day

to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day
more (or better etc) with each passing day

Japanese army
Japanese troops

holiday
festival
CL:個／个 (gè)

sun (dialect)
daytime
date

bright sun
beautiful day

the other day
a few days ago

Nissan, Japanese car make
also transliterated 尼桑 ( Nísāng)

daily newspaper

morning sun

variant of 日食 (rìshí)

Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology)

Nikkei, abbr. for Nikkei Shimbun 日本經濟新聞／日本经济新闻 ( Rìběn Jīngjì Xīnwén)
abbr. for Nikkei 225 index 日經指數／日经指数 ( Rìjīngzhǐshù)

of Japanese descent

birthday
CL:個／个 (gè)

this or that very day
in the next few days

first day of the lunar month

summertime

sunshine

US-Japan

Japan and Korea (esp. North Korea)

sunset

sundial

to reach day after day for

variant of 克日 (kèrì)

day shift

last day
end
final days
doomsday

(dialect) strange

yesterday

Hitachi, Ltd.

diary
CL:則／则 (zé),本 (běn),篇 (piān)

sunrise

Japanese news media

today

(literary) some day
(literary) days in the past

scorching sun

on day duty

sundial

to resist Japan (esp. during WW2)
anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities)

anti-Japan

Rutog county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Ru thog rdzong

the full moon
the fifteenth day of each lunar month

that very day
the same day

propitious day
lucky day

(increasing) day by day
(more critical) with every passing day
gradually

day-to-day; daily; everyday

(in) the past few days
recently
(within) the next few days

next day
the morrow

(Tw) the following day

time
auspicious time
time and date
long period of time
this day

daily wage

former times
olden days

Japanese yen (unit of currency)
CL:個／个 (gè)

Korea and Japan

household chemicals (cleaning products etc) and toiletries (abbr. for 日用化學製品／日用化学制品 (rìyònghuàxuézhìpǐn))
(linguistics) to rhotacize
rhotic

Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Japanese (language)

day before yesterday

within the next few days
in a few days time

daily
(soup etc) of the day

Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement (Jewish holiday)

Sabbath

Geneva, Switzerland

diary (book)

two-day weekend

birthday card

Sunday School

deadline; cut-off date

sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

an annular eclipse of the sun

Armistice Day

student on duty
prefect

public holiday

Decameron, collection of 100 tales of love supposedly told by ten young people in ten days, written by Giovanni Boccaccio 薄伽丘 ( Bójiāqiū)

(old) birthday

Monday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)

eclipsis (of the moon or sun)

heliocentric theory
the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe

Maubeuge (French city)

Germanic

aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
opposite: perihelion 近日點／近日点 (jìnrìdiǎn)
higher apsis

(botany) zinnia

(derog.) Japanese person
Jap

Niger (African state)
Niger River, West Africa

Japanology

fluorescent light

sunbathing

Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th Lunar month)

Ear Care Day (March 3)

the Lord's Day
Sunday

hard times

Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong

Tingri county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea

whooping cough
pertussis

the sun's corona

Kasukabe, city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

thirteenth day of a month

diurnal range (temperature, humidity etc)

Julian day (astronomy)

(Islam) Friday, when Muslims go to the mosque before noon to attend congregational prayers

third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on that day)

Bruges (Dutch Brugge), medieval town in Belgium

race of several days
many day competition

see 肏你媽／肏你妈 (càonǐmā)

Japanese sword
katana

full-time (schooling, work etc)

daily schedule

eschatology

Good Friday

partial eclipse of the sun

a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month

Sunday

leptospirosis

Japanophile (refers to teenage craze for everything Japanese, originally mainly in Taiwan)

average annual sunshine

Liberation Day
cf Japan's surrender on 15th August 1945, celebrated as Liberation Day in Korea

day of commemoration
memorial day

public holiday

Rizhilu or Record of daily study, by early Confucian philosopher Gu Yanwu 顧炎武／顾炎武

Rutog county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Ru thog rdzong

to live one's life
to pass one's days
to get along

Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011

due date; expiry date; maturity date

Thursday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)

articles for daily use
CL:件 (jiàn),個／个 (gè)

name day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year)

auspicious day
good day
happy life

simple life

perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
lower apsis

Zhōng Rì Hán

China, Japan and Korea

Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Taiwan

Sunday
CL:個／个 (gè)

payday

workday
working day
weekday

Regina (name)
Regina, city in Brazil

(finance) trading day

Sunday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)

sunburn

weekday

to pick an auspicious day

Han dynasty province in Vietnam

total eclipse of the sun

Tuesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)

Wednesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)

to celebrate a birthday
to give a birthday party

Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Yokkaichi, city in Mie Prefecture, Japan

solar day

national day

first day cover (philately)

Shigatse or Xigaze, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse, city and prefecture in central Tibet

Darlag or Dari county (Tibetan: dar lag rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州 ( Guǒluòzhōu), Qinghai

Sangri county, Tibetan: Zangs ri rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

Sea of Japan

Saturday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)

Japanese person or people

All Nippon Airways (ANA)

to idle
to waste time

Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries

Friday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)

halo
ring of light around the sun or moon

daydream
reverie

rìxíngyīshàn

to do a good deed every day

Bǎirì Wéixīn

Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

every day sees new developments (idiom)
to make constant progress

rìguāngyùshì

sun room
solarium

Rìdiàndiànzǐ

NEC (Nippon Electronic Company)

míngrìhuánghuā

lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
fig. outdated
thing of the past
dead letter

(bird species of China) Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige)

day after day

Zhāorì Xīnwén

Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)

Xīnhuá Rìbào

Xinhua Daily newspaper

Héběi Rìbào

Hebei Daily, newspaper founded in 1949

guāngtiānhuàrì

the full light of day (idiom)
fig. peace and prosperity
in broad daylight

date of issue (of document)

Zhōngguó Rìbào

China Daily (an English language newspaper)

Rìjīngpíngjūn

Nikkei 225 stock market index

the period of Japanese rule

Guāngmíng Rìbào

Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper

Cháoxiǎn Rìbào

Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper

night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort

Rìjīngzhǐshù

Nikkei 225 stock market index

chūshēngrìqī

date of birth

shízhìjīnrì

(idiom) up to the present
even now
now (in contrast with the past)
at this late hour

Rìběnzhúkuài

disposable chopsticks

měirìxiànjià

limit on daily price variation

Baton Rouge, capital of Louisiana

imminent
just around the corner (idiom)

rìjiǔshēngqíng

familiarity breeds fondness (idiom)

Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment

Rìběnshùyīng

(bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)

guódìngjiàrì

national holiday

tóngrì'éryǔ

lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)

the era of Japanese occupation

see 歷久彌新／历久弥新 (lìjiǔmíxīn)

Wàngbōrìshān

Mt Wangbur, Dagzê county 達孜縣／达孜县 ( Dázīxiàn), Lhasa, Tibet

bùkězhōngrì

to be unable to carry on even for a single day
to be in a desperate situation

to increase steadily
to grow with each passing day

bōyúnjiànrì

lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice

Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history

Rìběnliǔyīng

(bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)

bànrìgōngzuò

part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon

yǒuxiàorìqī

expiration date; expiry date

Shǔquǎnfèirì

lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things
alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day

the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies!

Shùnrì Yáotiān

sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds

qīngtiānbáirì

(idiom) in broad daylight; in the middle of the day
KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background

Rìběn Hēidào

Yakuza (Japanese mafia)

Zhāorì Fàngsòng

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

jīnshíjīnrì

this day and age (dialect)

Zhōngyāng Rìbào

Central Daily News

day and night
regardless of the time of day or night

Xīngdǎo Rìbào

Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong newspaper

guóshìrìshuāi

national decline

Rìběn'ānchún

(bird species of China) Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

fēnghérìxuān

gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)

rìluòxīshān

the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
fig. time of decline
the end of an era
Sic transit gloria mundi

chóngjiàntiānrì

to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression

time is limited (idiom)

bùjiàntiānrì

all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice

Rìběnnǎoyán

Japanese encephalitis

Shìjiè Rìbào

World Journal, US newspaper

rìyìzēngjiā

to increase daily

Sìrìshì Shì

Yokkaichi, city in Mie Prefecture, Japan

Rìshìshāoròu

yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat)

měishíměirì

every day and every hour
hourly and daily (idiom)

zhēngzhēngrìshàng

becoming more prosperous with each passing day

rúrìzhōngtiān

lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)
fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc

Rìběntiānhuáng

Emperor of Japan

Rì Yīngliánjūn

Anglo-Japanese allied army (intervention during Russian revolution and civil war 1917-1922)

Zhōng Rì Hán Yuè

China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

rìyuèwǔxīng

sun, moon and the five visible planets

ràoliángsānrì

reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

zhētiānbìrì

lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
omnipresent
of universal importance

shìfēngrìxià

public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)

Rìběn Hángkōng

Japan Airlines (JAL)

tōutiānhuànrì

to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
skulduggery
to hoodwink people
to cheat sb audaciously

Jīngjiāo Rìbào

Beijing Suburbs Daily, newspaper in operation 1980-2018

Xīngzhōu Rìbào

Sin Chew Daily, Malaysian newspaper

payday

rìjiǔsuìshēn

to last for an eternity (idiom)

Jīnrì Tóutiáo

Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app

Rénmín Rìbào

People's Daily (PRC newspaper)

shìdàojīnrì

under the circumstances
the matter having come to that point

Niger River of West Africa

Liù Rì Zhànzhēng

the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors

Měirì Kuàibào

Daily Express (newspaper)

Zhōng Rìguānxì

Sino-Japanese relations

Rìběn Guózhì

A Record of Japan, by Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲／黄遵宪 ( Huáng Zūnxiàn), an extended analysis of Meiji Japan

a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)

Fǎzhì Rìbào

Legal Daily, newspaper published by PRC Ministry of Justice

fēnghérìnuǎn

gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)

yǒngwúníngrì

(in such circumstances) there will be no peace
one can never breathe easy

fēngchuīrìshài

(idiom) to be exposed to the elements

rìshàiyǔlín

lit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom)
fig. exposed to the elements

Rìběnjílíng

(bird species of China) Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)

Shigatse or Xigaze, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse, city and prefecture in central Tibet, Chinese Rikaze

rìmùtúqióng

sunset, the end of the road (idiom); in terminal decline
at a dead end

zōngzhīquánrì

Palm Sunday (Christian Festival one week before Easter)

moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime

Special Region of Yogyakarta, region of Java, Indonesia

niánjūnrìzhào

average annual sunshine

rìyuèchóngguāng

the sun and moon shine once more
fig. things get back to normal after an upheaval

Voronezh, city in the southwest of European Russia

bǎoshízhōngrì

to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)

shēngrìhèkǎ

birthday card

Rì E Zhànzhēng

the war of 1904-1905 between Russia and Japan

Sìchuān Rìbào

Sichuan Daily

Nigeria

no time to spare (idiom)

rìluòfēngshēng

a gentle breeze comes with sunset (idiom)

Guǎngzhōu Rìbào

Guangzhou Daily

Lagrange (name)
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1735-1813), French mathematician and physicist

rìqūyánzhòng

more critical with every passing day

lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress

Shùnrì Yáonián

sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds

zhōuxiū'èrrì

(Tw) two-day weekend (usually Saturday and Sunday)

Germanic language

Běijīng Rìbào

Beijing Daily (newspaper), www.bjd.com.cn

Gōngrén Rìbào

Workers' Daily, Chinese newspaper founded in 1949

yǔrìtónghuī

to become more glorious with each passing day (idiom)

Měirì Jìng Bào

Daily Mirror (newspaper)

Rì Rénmínbào

(vulgar) derogatory name (in which 日 (rì) means 肏 (cào)) for the "People's Daily" 人民日報／人民日报 ( Rénmín Rìbào)

Jiěfàng Rìbào

Liberation Daily, www.jfdaily.com

shīxiàorìqī

expiry date (of document)

daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)
every day sees new developments
rapid progress

liángchénjírì

fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity

Měirì Yóubào

Daily Mail (newspaper)

Kuángrén Rìjì

Diary of a Madman by Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn)

zǎorìkāngfù

to recover health quickly; Get well soon!

jiānghérìxià

rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
deteriorating day by day

tiānchángrìjiǔ

after a long time (idiom)

Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing)

end of the world

rìchánggōngzuò

routine

lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom)
fig. the day is drawing to an end
the last days (of a person, a dynasty etc)

zōngzhīzhǔrì

Palm Sunday (Sunday before Easter)

kuàngrìchíjiǔ

protracted (idiom)
long and drawn-out

Rìběn Yínháng

Bank of Japan

rìyuècuōtuó

the years have slipped by

wǎngluòrìjì

blog
weblog
same as 博客 (bókè)

chóngdǔtiānrì

to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression

báirìzuòmèng

to daydream
to indulge in wishful thinking

Dōngfāng Rìbào

Oriental Daily News

yǒuzhāoyīrì

one day
sometime in the future

erhua variant of 小日本 (xiǎo Rìběn)

to accumulate over a long period of time

yìshìrìchéng

agenda

língrìlòudòng

zero-day vulnerability (computing)

rìhuóyònghù

daily active users (of a website, service etc)

Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng

(China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)

to have three meals a day

Měirì Xīnwén

Mainichi Shimbun, a Japanese daily newspaper

a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
time crawls when one is wretched

lit. friends for a day (idiom)
fig. casual acquaintance

rìyèjiānchéng

to travel day and night

Japanese rice wine
sake

Rìběnzhǎoxiā

oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), a species of freshwater shrimp, also called 青蝦／青虾 (qīngxiā)

shēngrìkuàilè

Happy birthday

láirìfāngcháng

the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
We'll cross that bridge when we get there

all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice

Zhōngguó Hánghǎirì

中国航海日

[中國航海日]

Maritime Day (July 11th) commemorating the first voyage of Zheng He 鄭和／郑和 ( Zhèng Hé) in 1405 AD

Měirì Diànxùnbào

每日电讯报

[每日電訊報]

Daily Telegraph (newspaper)

Shúzuìrìzhànzhēng

赎罪日战争

[贖罪日戰爭]

the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors

bànrìzhìxuéxiào

半日制学校

[半日制學校]

half-day (or double-shift) school

fēiyīrìzhīgōng

非一日之功

[非一日之功]

lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom)
fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish

Aòxīnjūntuánrì

澳新军团日

[澳新軍團日]

Anzac Day

Bólièrìnièfū

勃列日涅夫

[勃列日涅夫]

Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982), Soviet statesman, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR 1966-1982

Wángbīng Jìniànrì

亡兵纪念日

[亡兵紀念日]

Memorial Day (American holiday)

jiéhūnjìniànrì

结婚纪念日

[結婚紀念日]

wedding anniversary

jīngshén Rìběnrén

精神日本人

[精神日本人]

(neologism) (derog.) Japanophile (esp. a Chinese admirer of WWII-era Japan)

Shènghuīzhānlǐrì

圣灰瞻礼日

[聖灰瞻禮日]

Ash Wednesday

rìguāngyùyùchuáng

日光浴浴床

[日光浴浴床]

sunbed

Rìběnsōngquèyīng

日本松雀鹰

[日本松雀鷹]

(bird species of China) Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)

huāwúbǎirìhóng

花无百日红

[花無百日紅]

No flower can bloom for a hundred days.
Good times do not last long. (idiom)

Rìbǐgǔ Gōngyuán

日比谷公园

[日比谷公園]

Hibiya Park in central Tokyo

bīngyèrìzhōnghuā

冰叶日中花

[冰葉日中花]

ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

Rìběn Gòngtóngshè

日本共同社

[日本共同社]

Kyōdō, Japanese news agency

Nóngnú Jiěfàngrì

农奴解放日

[農奴解放日]

Serf Liberation Day (PRC)

rìguāngjiéyuēshí

日光节约时

[日光節約時]

daylight saving time

Huá'ěrjiē Rìbào

华尔街日报

[華爾街日報]

Wall Street Journal

yīrìbùrúyīrì

一日不如一日

[一日不如一日]

to be getting worse by the day

zérìbùrúzhuàngrì

择日不如撞日

[擇日不如撞日]

lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom)
fig. seize the occasion

wèikětóngrì'éryǔ

未可同日而语

[未可同日而語]

lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
incomparable

bùkětóngrì'éryǔ

不可同日而语

[不可同日而語]

lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
incomparable

Huángguān Jiàrì Jiǔdiàn

皇冠假日酒店

[皇冠假日酒店]

Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)

Kàng Rì Jiùwáng Yùndòng

抗日救亡运动

[抗日救亡運動]

the Save the Nation Anti-Japanese Protest Movement stemming from the Manchurian railway incident of 18th July 1931 九一八事變／九一八事变

Rìběnchāwěihǎiyàn

日本叉尾海燕

[日本叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)

Rìběn Jīngjì Xīnwén

日本经济新闻

[日本經濟新聞]

Nikkei Shimbun, Japanese equivalent of Financial Times

Rìběn Fàngsòng Xiéhuì

日本放送协会

[日本放送協會]

NHK (Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai), Japanese national broadcasting company

kàng Rìjiùwángtuántǐ

抗日救亡团体

[抗日救亡團體]

Save the Nation anti-Japanese organization

Rìjīngpíngjūnzhǐshù

日经平均指数

[日經平均指數]

Nikkei 225 stock market index

jīnrìshìjīnrìbì

今日事今日毕

[今日事今日畢]

never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)

Quánmín Yìwù Zhíshùrì

全民义务植树日

[全民義務植樹日]

National Tree Planting Day (March 12th), as known as Arbor Day 植樹節／植树节 ( Zhíshùjié)

yīrìzhījìzàiyúchén

一日之计在于晨

[一日之計在於晨]

make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
early morning is the golden time of the day

zhènwángzhànshìjìniànrì

阵亡战士纪念日

[陣亡戰士紀念日]

Memorial Day (American holiday)

guójìrìqībiàngēngxiàn

国际日期变更线

[國際日期變更線]

international date line

jìyǒujīnrìhébìdāngchū

既有今日何必当初

[既有今日何必當初]

see 早知今日何必當初／早知今日何必当初 (zǎozhījīnrìhébìdāngchū)

zǎozhījīnrìhébìdāngchū

早知今日何必当初

[早知今日何必當初]

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
to regret vainly one's past behavior

Rìběn Diànbào Diànhuà Gōngsī

日本电报电话公司

[日本電報電話公司]

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)

Rìběn Yuánzǐ Néng Yánjiūsuǒ

日本原子能研究所

[日本原子能研究所]

Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí

养兵千日，用兵一时

[養兵千日，用兵一時]

lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīzhāo

养兵千日，用在一朝

[養兵千日，用在一朝]

lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

rìchū'érzuò,rìrù'érxī

日出而作，日入而息

[日出而作，日入而息]

lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life

Zhōng Rì Hántǒngyībiǎoyìwénzì

中日韩统一表意文字

[中日韓統一表意文字]

China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs
Unihan

yīrìbùjiàn,rúgésānqiū

一日不见，如隔三秋

[一日不見，如隔三秋]

one day apart seems like three years (idiom)

yīrìwéishī,zhōngshēnwéifù

一日为师，终身为父

[一日為師，終身為父]

lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)

bǎoshízhōngrì,wúsuǒyòngxīn

饱食终日，无所用心

[飽食終日，無所用心]

to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom)
to be sated with food and remain idle

yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīshí

养兵千日，用在一时

[養兵千日，用在一時]

see 養兵千日，用兵一時／养兵千日，用兵一时 (yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí)

bīngdòngsānchǐ,fēiyīrìzhīhán

冰冻三尺，非一日之寒

[冰凍三尺，非一日之寒]

three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day

lùyáozhīmǎlì,rìjiǔjiànrénxīn

路遥知马力，日久见人心

[路遙知馬力，日久見人心]

just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)

huāyǒuchóngkāirì,rénwúzàishàonián

花有重开日，人无再少年

[花有重開日，人無再少年]

a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)

Xīzàng Bǎiwàn Nóngnú Jiě Fàng Jìniànrì

西藏百万农奴解放纪念日

[西藏百萬農奴解放紀念日]

Serf Liberation Day (PRC)

zàijiāqiānrìhǎo,chūményīshínán

在家千日好，出门一时难

[在家千日好，出門一時難]

lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
fig. there's no place like home