Difference between revisions of "Structure of dates"
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| + | Note that 号 is commonly used in spoken Mandarin instead of 日: <span class="liju">2013年4月1<em>号</em></span>. | ||
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| + | In written Chinese, however, you will see 日 rather than 号. | ||
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Revision as of 05:54, 15 August 2011
As with many things in Chinese, dates are arranged from largest unit to smallest:
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.
More examples:
- 1940年11月27日
- 1973年7月20日
- 1868年1月18号
- 1910年8月9号
