日新月异 rìxīnyuèyì
Daily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments; rapid progress†
What 日新月异 means
- Daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)†
- every day sees new developments†
- rapid progress†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 日新月异, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does 日新月异 mean in English?
日新月异 is pronounced rìxīnyuèyì and means Daily renewal, monthly change (idiom), every day sees new developments, rapid progress †.
How do you pronounce 日新月异?
日新月异 is rìxīnyuèyì in pinyin — written rixinyueyi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 日新月异?
日新月异 is written with 4 characters: 日 (rì) Day (date - sun - Japan - day of the month), 新 (xīn) New (fresh - up-to-date - newly-wed), 月 (yuè) Month (moon), 异 (yì) Different (strange - surprised - unusual). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 日新月异 written in traditional Chinese?
日新月異. The simplified form 日新月异 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 日新月異 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced rìxīnyuèyì.
Is 日新月异 an HSK word?
Yes — 日新月异 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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