Chinese words starting with “ri”
13 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable ri. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 4 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial r · final i · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 4th tone 13
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 日子rì ziHSK 2
day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life
- 日期rì qīHSK 1
date
- 日常rì chángHSK 3
day-to-day; daily; everyday
- 日报rì bàoHSK 2
daily newspaper
All 13 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 日 | rì | t,g,b,qt | sun; day; date, day of the month | |
| 2 | 日记 | rì jì | n | diary | |
| 3 | 日益 | rì yì | d | day by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day | |
| 4 | 日程 | rì chéng | n | schedule; itinerary | |
| 5 | 日语 | rì yǔ | nz | Japanese language | |
| 6 | 日夜 | rì yè | d,n | day and night; around the clock | |
| 7 | 日后 | rì hòu | t | sometime; someday (in the future) | |
| 8 | 日历 | rì lì | n | calendar | |
| 9 | 日复一日 | rì fù yī rì | v | day after day | |
| 10 | 日趋 | rì qū | d | (increasing) day by day; (more critical) with every passing day; gradually | |
| 11 | 日前 | rì qián | t | the other day; a few days ago | |
| 12 | 日用品 | rì yòng pǐn | n | articles for daily use | |
| 13 | 日新月异 | rì xīn yuè yì | v | daily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments; rapid progress |
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