réngrán 仍然 ADV still, as before ■ 他有这么多 钱，仍然不满足。Tā yǒu zhème duō qián, réngrán
bù mǎnzú. He has so much money but he is still not satisfied. ■ 我睡了十几个小时，仍然觉得
累。Wǒ shuìle shí jǐ ge xiǎoshí, réngrán juéde lèi. I slept for over ten hours but still feel tired.
rì 日 N date, day ■ 三月二十四日 Sānyuè èrshísì rì the twenty-fourth of March ■ 九月一日 Jiǔyuè yī rì
the first of September
NOTE: In writing, 日 rì is used for dates as shown above. However, in speech it is more common to say
号 hào. For example, to say the twenty-fourth of March 三月二十四号 Sānyuè èrshí sì hào is more natural
than 三月二十四日 Sānyuè èrshi sì rì.
Rìběn 日本 N Japan
rìcháng 日常 [comp: 日 daily + 常 usual] ADJ daily, routine ■ 他不希望有规律的日常生活被打 乱。
Tā bù xīwàng yǒu guīlǜ de rìcháng shēnghuó bèi dǎluàn. He does not want his regular everyday
life to be upset. ■ 这是我的日常工作，一点都不麻 烦。Zhè shì wǒ de rìcháng gōngzuò, yìdiǎn
dōu bù máfan. It is part of my routine work. There is no trouble at all.
rìchéng 日程 [modif: 日 daily + 程 journey] N daily schedule, schedule ■ 我们开一个会，安排一下工
作 日程。Wǒmen kāi yí ge huì, ānpái yíxìà gōngzuò rìchéng. Let’s have a meeting to plan our
work schedule. ■ 今天的日程排得很满。Jīntiān de rìchéng pái de hěn mǎn. We have a full
schedule today. 议事日程 yìshì rìchéng agenda
rìchéngbiǎo 日程表 N timetable (for a schedule), program
rìjì 日记 [modif: 日 daily + 记 record] N diary (本 běn, 篇 piān) 记日记 jì rìjì keep a diary ■ 我从十五岁
生日那天 开始记日记。Wǒ cóng shíwǔ suì shēngrì nà tiān kāishǐ jì rìjì. I have been keeping a
diary since my fifteenth birthday.
rìjìběn 日记本 N diary book
rìlì 日历 N calendar (of pages showing dates)
rìqī 日期 [comp: 日 day + 期 fixed time] N date (especially of an event) ■ 你知道考试日期吗？Nǐ
zhīdào kǎoshì rìqī ma? Do you know the date of the exam? 过期日期 guòqī rìqī sell-by date
Rìwén 日文 [modif: 日 Japanese + 文 writing] N the Japanese language (especially the writing)
rì xīn yuè yì 日新月异 IDIOM make progress with each passing day and passing month (→ make fast and
impressive progress)
rìyè 日夜 N day and night, round the clock
rìyì 日益 ADV day by day, increasingly
rìyòngpǐn 日用品 [modif: 日 daily + 用 use + 品 article] N daily necessities
Rìyǔ 日语 [modif: 日 Japan + 语 speech] N the Japanese language ■ 日语和汉语很不一样。Rìyǔ hé
Hànyǔ hěn bù yíyàng. Japanese is very different from Chinese.
Rìyuán 日元 [modif: 日 Japan + 元 dollar] N Japanese currency, yen
rìzi 日子 [suffix: 日 day + 子 nominal suffix] N 1 day, date ■ 今天这个日子对我来说特别 重要。
Jīntiān zhège rìzi duì wǒ lái shuō tèbié zhòngyào. Today is particularly important to me. ■ 今天是
什么日子? 为什么街上那么多人？Jīntiān shì shénme rìzi? Wèishénme jiē shang nàme duō rén?
What day is today? Why are there so many people in the street? 2 life ■ 我们家的日子比过去 好
多了。Wǒmen jiā de rìzi bǐ guòqù hǎo duō le. The life of my family is much better than before. (→
My family is better off now.) ■ 我只想安安静 静地过日子。Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng ān-ān-jìng-jìng de guò
rìzi. I only want to live a quiet and peaceful life.
róng 荣 TRAD 榮 ADJ glorious, honored
róngxìng 荣幸 [comp: 荣 honored + 幸 happy] ADJ feeling honored and privileged
róngyù 荣誉 [modif: 荣 glorious + 誉 reputation] N honor, great credit 荣誉称号 róngyù chēnghào title of
honor
róng 容 V tolerate
róngliàng 容量 [modif: 容 accommodating + 量 amount] N the amount that something can hold, capacity,