天日

tiānrì

noun #21,850

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他在狱中度过了十年，终于重见天日。

Tā zài yù zhōng dùguò le shí nián, zhōngyú chóngjiàntiānrì.

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

HSK 7-9

百姓生活在水深火热之中，不见天日。

Bǎixìng shēnghuó zài shuǐshēn-huǒrè zhīzhōng, bù jiàn 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