三日

sānrì

phrase #26,388

Meanings

1 three days
2 the third day of the month

Characters

Examples

他出差三日后才回来。

Tā chūchāi sān rì hòu cái huí lái.

He returned only after three days away on a business trip.

三日不读书，面目可憎。

Sān rì bù dú shū, miànmù kě zēng.

Three days without reading and your face becomes repulsive.

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三日 is a more literary or formal way to say three days, compared to the everyday 三天. It is commonly seen in proverbs, classical texts, and formal writing.

Stroke Order

三 sān

日 rì