整日 Vs 整天 Is there any difference?

Question

Is there any difference between 整日 and 整天

整日 : whole day refers to only day ?

整天 : whole day refers to day & night?

Dictionary Meaning:
整日 zhěngrì all day along, whole day 整天 zhěngtiān whole day

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 22 '21 at 11:54

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Actually they're the same, they both mean a whole day. However:

整日 is more formal; it is always used in written language.
整天 is casual, such as when your mom complaining about you:

整天玩游戏
"playing games all day".

edited Apr 22 '21 at 11:54

L Parker

answered Apr 22 '21 at 06:22

Steve Cheng

Is there anyword Day and Night equivalent in chinese? – user27485 Apr 22 '21 at 06:53
Surprise, surprise -- 整天整夜 – Wayne Cheah Apr 22 '21 at 08:24
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@user27485 Yes. 日夜, such as 日夜不停。 – joehua Apr 22 '21 at 09:22
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@user27485 just to supplement, there is 日夜 but not *天夜. – L Parker Apr 22 '21 at 10:14
日以繼夜 is similar to 日夜不停 – Tang Ho Apr 22 '21 at 22:31
and also “不舍昼夜” – imkzh Apr 29 '21 at 10:09

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