明日

• 拼音: míng rì
• 汉字拆解: 明 = 日 (sun) + 月 (moon), bright/next; 日 = pictograph of sun. The next bright day.

含义

Tomorrow; the following day. A formal or literary term for the next day.

More formal than 明天. Often used in written Chinese, official announcements, or literary contexts. The idiom 明日黄花 (chrysanthemums the day after the festival) means something that has passed its prime or is outdated.

例句

1. 明日上午九点，会议将在三楼会议室准时召开。
2. 今日事今日毕，不要拖到明日。
3. 他在演讲中说，今天的努力是为了明日的辉煌。

用法指南

语境: announcements, literature, formal writing

语气: formal

正确说法

• 明日见。(See you tomorrow. — formal)
• 明日复明日，明日何其多。(Tomorrow and tomorrow, how many tomorrows there are. — proverb about procrastination)

错误说法

• 在日常口语中用明日代替明天 (明日 sounds overly formal in casual speech)

起源与历史

Compound of 明 (bright/next) + 日 (day/sun). The next day when the sun rises.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal