daan1 jat6單日单日
Jyutpingdaan1 jat6
Yaledāan yaht
Definition
A single day.
neutraltime
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the duration of a single calendar day rather than a generic period of time. It is frequently used in news reports or formal announcements regarding statistics, such as record-breaking numbers occurring within a twenty-four hour window.
Examples
This event is only held for a single day.
Are you only going on a trip for a single day?
Related words
Common phrases
new single-day high
round trip in a single day
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean a date on the calendar, as that would be 日期. It specifically emphasizes the span of one day as a unit of time.
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Grammar guides
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