日照

rìzhào
noun #44,407

Meanings

  1. 1 sunshine; sunlight
  2. 2 duration of sunshine
  3. 3 Rizhao (prefecture-level city in Shandong)

Examples

Zhège dìqū nián rìzhào shíjiān hěn cháng.
This region has a long annual duration of sunshine.
Rìzhào shì Shāndōng Shěng de yí zuò hǎibīn chéngshì.
Rizhao is a coastal city in Shandong Province.

Tips

usage
Two meanings, written identically but with different tone/role: rìzhào (common noun) = sunshine/insolation; Rìzhào (proper noun) = a port city on the Yellow Sea, famed for green tea and its deep-water port. Context usually makes it clear.

Stroke Order

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