Definition
日出而作 is a four-character idiom (成语) from ancient Chinese poetry, describing a simple agrarian lifestyle where one starts work at sunrise and rests at sunset. It is often used to evoke a life in harmony with nature or to emphasize hard work from dawn. As a verb phrase, it functions as a predicate in literary or descriptive contexts.
v.p.
to start work at sunrise (and rest at sunset)to live a simpleagrarian life
Examples
- 日出而作，。Nóngmínmen rì chū ér zuō, rìluò ér xī.Farmers start work at sunrise and rest at sunset.
- 日出而作。Tā xiàngwǎng nà zhǒng rì chū ér zuō de tiányuán shēnghuó.He longs for that kind of pastoral life of starting work at sunrise.
- ，日出而作。Zài zhège xiǎozhèn shàng, rénmen réngrán bǎochí zhe rì chū ér zuō de chuántǒng.In this small town, people still maintain the tradition of starting work at sunrise.
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