日记

• 拼音: rì jì
• 汉字拆解: 日 = a pictograph of the sun — day; 记 = 讠(speech) + 己 (self) — to record or note down

含义

Diary; journal. A written record of daily events, thoughts, and experiences.

Refers to a personal written record kept on a daily or regular basis. Common in school contexts where students are often assigned to write diaries. Also used more broadly for travel journals (旅行日记), work logs, and online blogs. The phrase 写日记 (write a diary) is very common.

例句

1. 她从小就有写日记的习惯。
2. 老师让学生每天写一篇日记。
3. 我在旅行的时候喜欢用日记记录每天的经历。

用法指南

语境: school, personal life, writing

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我每天睡觉前都会写日记。(I write in my diary every night before bed.)
• 这本日记记录了她整个大学时期的生活。(This diary records her entire university life.)

错误说法

• 我在日记上写了一封信 meaning I wrote a letter in my diary (Don't confuse a diary entry with a letter — a diary is for personal records; say 我在日记里写了今天的事 instead)

起源与历史

A compound of 日 (day, sun) and 记 (to record, to note down) — literally 'daily record'.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal