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日新月异 — “Changing with each passing day”

日新月异 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Changing with each passing day”. Making rapid progress; developing by leaps and bounds. Literally, “Daily new, monthly different”.

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日新月异 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 日rì
  • 新xīn
  • 月yuè
  • 异yì

日新月异 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
新
xīn13new, fresh, recent
月
yuè4moon or month
异
yì6different, unusual, strange

Example Sentence with 日新月异

随着科技的飞速发展,我们的生活方式可谓日新月异。
With the rapid advancement of technology, our way of life is changing with each passing day.

Idioms Related to 日新月异

Synonyms of 日新月异

  • yī一rì日qiān千lǐ里advance rapidly

Antonyms of 日新月异

  • yī一chéng成bù不biàn变remain unchanged
  • yī依rán然rú如gù故remain unchanged, just as before
  • gù故bù步zì自fēng封stick to old ways

More idioms starting with 日

  • rì日shàng上sān三gān竿It's late morning, time to get up
  • rì日xià下wú无shuāng双Unparalleled in the capital
  • rì日bù不wǒ我yǔ与Time waits for no one
  • rì日bù不xiá暇jǐ给too busy to spare time
  • rì日bù不yí移yǐng影in an instant
  • rì日bù不yí移guǐ晷in an instant
  • rì日dōng东yuè月xī西separated by a great distance
  • rì日zhōng中wéi为shì市market at noon
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月yíng盈zé则shí食Things decline after reaching their peak
  • rì日zhōng中zé则yí移at peak, things decline

Questions about 日新月异

What does 日新月异 mean?
日新月异 (rì xīn yuè yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Changing with each passing day”.
How do you pronounce 日新月异?
日新月异 is pronounced rì xīn yuè yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 日新月异 literally mean?
Literally, 日新月异 means “Daily new, monthly different”. It is used to mean “Changing with each passing day”.
What is the Chinese definition of 日新月异?
新:更新;异:不同。每天都在更新,每月都有变化。指发展或进步迅速,不断出现新事物、新气象。
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