<p>Actually they're the same, they both mean a whole day. However:</p>
<ul>
<li>整日 is more formal; it is always used in written language.</li>
<li>整天 is casual, such as when your mom complaining about you:
<blockquote>
<p>整天玩游戏<br />
&quot;playing games all day&quot;.</p>
</blockquote>
</li>
</ul>

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2021-04-22T06:53:56.663Z
Is there anyword Day and Night equivalent in chinese?
user27485
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2021-04-22T08:24:29.763Z
Surprise, surprise -- 整天整夜
Wayne Cheah
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2021-04-22T09:22:17.953Z
@user27485 Yes. 日夜, such as 日夜不停。
joehua
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2021-04-22T10:14:12.983Z
@user27485 just to supplement, there is 日夜 but not *天夜.
L Parker
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2021-04-22T22:31:42.420Z
日以繼夜 is  similar to 日夜不停
Tang Ho
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2021-04-29T10:09:41.247Z
and also “不舍昼夜”
imkzh
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2021-04-22T11:54:50.410Z
Steve Cheng
<p>Is there any difference between 整日  and 整天</p>
<p>整日 : whole day refers to only day ?</p>
<p>整天 : whole day refers to day &amp; night?</p>
<p>Dictionary Meaning:<br />
整日 zhěngrì all day along, whole day
整天 zhěngtiān whole day</p>

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整日 Vs 整天 Is there any difference?
# 整日 Vs 整天 Is there any difference?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-22)

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

**Tags:** difference, vocabulary

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Related: [Is Sunday 星期天 or 星期日?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/16265/is-sunday-%e6%98%9f%e6%9c%9f%e5%a4%a9-or-%e6%98%9f%e6%9c%9f%e6%97%a5)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-04-22. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

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".

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Is there anyword Day and Night equivalent in chinese?  
> **username_3**: Surprise, surprise -- 整天整夜  
> **username_4**: @username_0 Yes. 日夜, such as 日夜不停。  
> **username_5**: @username_0 just to supplement, there is 日夜 but not *天夜.  
> **username_6**: 日以繼夜 is  similar to 日夜不停  
> **username_7**: and also “不舍昼夜”  

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