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So April 1st, 2013 is 2013年4月1日. | So April 1st, 2013 is 2013年4月1日. | ||
| − | Note that 号 is commonly used in spoken Mandarin instead of 日: <span class="liju">2013年4月1<em>号</em></span>. In written Chinese, however, you will see 日 rather than 号. | + | Note that 号 (hào) is commonly used in spoken Mandarin instead of 日 (rì): <span class="liju">2013年4月1<em>号</em></span>. In written Chinese, however, you will see 日 rather than 号. |
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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> | ||
| − | * 每年的6月5日是世界环境日。<span class="trans"> | + | * 每年的6月5日是世界环境日。<span class="trans">Every year June 5th is World Environment Day.</span> |
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* 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> | ||
| − | * 10月1号我们去上海。<span class="trans"> | + | * 10月1号我们去上海。<span class="trans">On October first we'll go to Shanghai.</span> |
| − | * 我的爸爸是1945年7月去美国的。<span class="trans"> | + | * 我的爸爸是1945年7月去美国的。<span class="trans">My dad went to the USA in July, 1945.</span> |
| − | * 我是1985年11月17号出生的。<span class="trans"> | + | * 我是1985年11月17号出生的。<span class="trans">I was born November 17, 1985.</span> |
| − | * | + | * 我的生日是11月17号。<span class="trans">My birthday is the 17th of November.</span> |
| − | * | + | * 1980年9月4号我们结婚了。<span class="trans">We got married on September 4th, 1980.</span> |
| + | * 1949年10月1日，中华人民共和国 成立 了 。<span class="trans">On October 1, 1949, the People's Republic of China was established.</span> | ||
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Dates in Chinese follow the order "year, month, day."
Structure
As with many things in Chinese, dates are arranged from largest unit to smallest: year, month, day.
x 年 y 月 z 日
So April 1st, 2013 is 2013年4月1日.
Note that 号 (hào) is commonly used in spoken Mandarin instead of 日 (rì): 2013年4月1号. In written Chinese, however, you will see 日 rather than 号.
x 年 y 月 z 号
Examples
- 1940年11月27日November 27th,1940
- 1973年7月20日July 20th, 1973
- 每年的6月5日是世界环境日。Every year June 5th is World Environment Day.
- 1868年1月18号January 18th, 1868
- 1910年8月9号August 9th, 1910
- 10月1号我们去上海。On October first we'll go to Shanghai.
- 我的爸爸是1945年7月去美国的。My dad went to the USA in July, 1945.
- 我是1985年11月17号出生的。I was born November 17, 1985.
- 我的生日是11月17号。My birthday is the 17th of November.
- 1980年9月4号我们结婚了。We got married on September 4th, 1980.
- 1949年10月1日，中华人民共和国 成立 了 。On October 1, 1949, the People's Republic of China was established.
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
