日复一日

rì fù yī rì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Uncommon

Definitions

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over the years

parallel structure meaning 'year after year'

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every day

both mean 'day after day' in everyday speech

Often used with negative connotations, e.g., 日复一日的枯燥工作 (day after day of boring work).

日复一日 is more formal and literary than 天天.

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我对日复一日的工作感到厌倦。

I am weary of the monotonous daily work.

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one

sun

to go and return