有朝一日 yǒuzhāo-yírì one day
one day; sometime in the future
How to remember 有朝一日: 有 have + 朝 to face + 一 one + 日 sun = one day.
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How it is used
- 'One day, someday (in the future)' - 有朝一日会成功 (yǒuzhāo yírì huì chénggōng) someday it'll succeed.
- Expresses a hope or expectation for an unspecified future day.
- Note 朝 read zhāo (morning/day) here; slightly literary, aspirational tone.
Example sentences
- 我有朝一日会成为一名医生。 Wǒ yǒuzhāoyīrì huì chéngwéi yīmíng yīshēng.I will be a doctor someday.