度日

dùrì

verb #19,706

Meanings

1 to pass one's days
2 to get by day after day

Characters

to pass; to spend

Examples

HSK 5

那段时间她度日如年。

Nà duàn shíjiān tā dùrì-rúnián.

During that period, each day felt like a year for her.

HSK 7-9

他靠打零工度日。

Tā kào dǎ línggōng dùrì.

He gets by doing odd jobs.

Tips

usage

度日 often implies difficulty or hardship. The idiom 度日如年 (each day feels like a year) conveys extreme suffering or anxiety.

Stroke Order

度 dù

日 rì