次日 cìrì next day
next day; the morrow
How to remember 次日: 次 time + 日 sun = next day.
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How it is used
- The next day / the following day - 次日送达 (cìrì sòngdá) delivered the next day, 次日凌晨 in the early hours of the next day.
- Written/formal equivalent of 第二天 (dì-èr tiān): use 次日 in notices, logistics, and reports; 第二天 in speech.
- Refers to the day after a previously mentioned point, not 'tomorrow' from now (that's 明日/明天).