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日新月异

rìxīnyuèyì

to change with each passing day; rapid progress

People climb a rising chart beneath alternating sun and moon
Memory picture

Characters in this word

日 rì

Strokes
4
Radical
日 — sun
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

新 xīn

Strokes
13
Radical
斤 — axe
Made of
亲 relatives, parents 斤 axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

月 yuè

Strokes
4
Radical
月 — moon
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

异 yì

Strokes
6
Radical
廾 — two hands
Made of
巳 snake 廾 two hands
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 异

Example phrases

  • 人工智能技术日新月异,教育模式也被迫重新调整。 Réngōng zhìnéng jìshù rìxīn yuèyì, jiàoyù móshì yě bèipò chóngxīn tiáozhěng. Artificial intelligence technology is changing rapidly, and educational models are being forced to readjust.
  • 这几年城市发展日新月异,高楼一栋接一栋地建起来。 Zhè jǐ nián chéngshì fāzhǎn rìxīn yuèyì, gāolóu yī dòng jiē yī dòng de jiàn qǐlái. In recent years the city has been developing rapidly, with tall buildings rising one after another.
  • 手机的功能日新月异,爷爷刚学会用,又出了新款。 Shǒujī de gōngnéng rìxīn yuèyì, yéye gāng xuéhuì yòng, yòu chūle xīn kuǎn. Phone features change by the day; grandpa had just learned to use his when a new model came out.

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