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| − | * 1940年11月27日<span class="trans">November 27th 1940</span> | + | * 1940年11月27日<span class="trans">November 27th,1940</span> |
| − | * 1973年7月20日<span class="trans">July 20th 1973</span> | + | * 1973年7月20日<span class="trans">July 20th, 1973</span> |
| − | * 1868年1月18号<span class="trans">January 18th 1868</span> | + | * 1868年1月18号<span class="trans">January 18th, 1868</span> |
| − | * 1910年8月9号<span class="trans">August 9th 1910</span> | + | * 1910年8月9号<span class="trans">August 9th, 1910</span> |
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Revision as of 03:30, 28 January 2013
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Structure
As with many things in Chinese, dates are arranged from largest unit to smallest: year, month, day.
x 年 x 月 x 日
So April 1st, 2013 is 2013年4月1日.
Note that 号 is commonly used in spoken Mandarin instead of 日: 2013年4月1号. In written Chinese, however, you will see 日 rather than 号.
Examples
- 1940年11月27日November 27th,1940
- 1973年7月20日July 20th, 1973
- 1868年1月18号January 18th, 1868
- 1910年8月9号August 9th, 1910
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 73-4) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (pp. 122-3) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (pp. 141-2) →buy
