冬日

dōngrì
noun #23,575

Meanings

  1. 1 winter's day
  2. 2 winter sun
  3. 3 wintertime

Examples

Dōngrì de yángguāng géwài zhēnguì.
The winter sun is especially precious.
Tāmen zài dōngrì lǐ wéi lú qǔnuǎn, liáo zhe wǎngshì.
They gathered around the fire on a winter's day, reminiscing about old times.

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冬日 has a literary, poetic quality compared to the more neutral 冬天 (winter) or 冬季 (winter season). It is commonly used in poetry, song titles, and evocative descriptions.

Stroke Order

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