日记

日記

rìjì

noun HSK 4 #3,197

Measure Word

一篇日记 piān

Meanings

1 diary
2 journal

Characters

to record; to remember

Day + record = a daily record, i.e., a diary.

Examples

她每天都写日记。

Tā měitiān dōu xiě rìjì.

She writes in her diary every day.

我小时候喜欢写日记。

Wǒ xiǎoshíhou xǐhuan xiě rìjì.

I liked writing a diary when I was young.

不要偷看别人的日记。

Búyào tōukàn biérén de rìjì.

Don't secretly read other people's diaries.

Tips

usage

写日记 (xiě rìjì) means to write a diary entry. 日记本 (rìjìběn) is a diary/journal notebook.

Stroke Order

日 rì

记 jì