rì jì
diary
我每天都写日记。
wǒ měi tiān dōu xiě rì jì.
I write a diary every day.
我喜欢在日记里记录我的生活。
wǒ xǐ huan zài rì jì lǐ jì lù wǒ de shēng huó.
I like to record my life in my diary.
日记可以帮助我记住过去的事情。
rì jì kě yǐ bāng zhù wǒ jì zhù guò qù de shì qíng.
Diaries can help me remember things that happened in the past.
日记本 (rìjìběn)
diary book
日志 (rìzhì)
log
周记 (zhōujì)
weekly diary
月记 (yuèjì)
monthly diary
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The Chinese word 日记 (rìjì) for "diary" is composed of two characters: 日 (rì), meaning "sun" or "day", and 记 (jì), meaning "to record" or "to remember". Together, these characters convey the idea of a daily record or account of events. The term 日记 has been used in Chinese for centuries to refer to personal journals, travelogues, and other written accounts of daily life. It is a versatile word that can be used in a variety of contexts, from informal personal writing to formal historical records.
