终日

終日

zhōngrì

adverb #14,466

Meanings

1 all day long
2 the whole day

Characters

end; final; entire; all

Examples

HSK 7-9

他终日无所事事。

Tā zhōngrì wúsuǒshìshì.

He does nothing all day long.

HSK 7-9

她终日忙碌，几乎没有休息时间。

Tā zhōngrì mánglù, jīhū méiyǒu xiūxi shíjiān.

She's busy all day long with hardly any time to rest.

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Literary/formal. In everyday speech, 整天 is the standard way to say 'all day.' 终日 appears in written Chinese, news, and set phrases like 终日不休 (working all day without rest).

Stroke Order

终 zhōng

日 rì