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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

日子 [rìzi]
  1. 1. noun [日期] date
  2. 2. noun [时间] day
    近些日子,你都忙什么呢?
    What have you been up to these last few days?
  3. 3. noun [生活] life
    老百姓的日子越来越好了。
    The lives of ordinary people are getting better and better.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

日子 [rìzi]
  1. 1. day; date
    这个日子好不容易盼到了。
    The day we have been looking forward to has come at long last.
    定一个日子
    fix a date
    街上怎么这么多人,今天是什么日子
    Why are there so many people in the streets? What's the occasion?
  2. 2. time
    他走了有些日子了。
    He's been away for some time.
    这些日子我校师生在工厂实习。
    The teachers and students of our school have been doing field work at a factory recently.
  3. 3. life; livelihood
    日子越来越不好过。
    Things are getting harder and harder.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

日子 [rìzi]
  1. 1. 指特定的日期
    定个日子咱们聚会一次。
  2. 2. 指天数、时日
    这些日子太忙。
  3. 3. 指生活
    现在日子好过多了。

Examples

过安生日子
live a peaceful and restful life
穷苦人有了出头的日子
Poor people can now hold up their heads.
日子错开
stagger the days off
在这大喜的日子
in these days of great rejoicing
哪天是你们大喜的日子
When will your wedding take place?
日子过得挺富裕
lead a well-to-do life
日子越来越好过了。
Life is getting better and better.
勤俭过日子
live industriously and frugally
和和美美过日子
live happily together; live in happy harmony

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