天日

tiānrì

noun #21,850

Meanings

1 sky and sun
2 daylight
3 (figurative) justice; a fair world

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Examples

他在狱中度过了十年，终于重见天日。

Tā zài yùzhōng dùguò le shínián, zhōngyú chóngjiàntiānrì.

He spent ten years in prison and finally saw the light of day again.

百姓生活在水深火热之中，不见天日。

Bǎixìng shēnghuó zài shuǐshēnhuǒrè zhīzhōng, bùjiàn tiānrì.

The common people lived in misery, seeing no hope in sight.

Tips

usage

天日 is most commonly seen in the phrase 重见天日 (chóngjiàn tiānrì) — 'to see daylight again', meaning to be freed or to have justice restored after a period of darkness or oppression.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

日 rì