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* 1910 <em>年</em> 8 <em>月</em> 9 <em>号</em><span class="pinyin">Yījiǔyīlíng <em>nián</em> bā <em>yuè</em> jiǔ <em>hào</em></span><span class="trans">August 9, 1910</span>
 
* 1910 <em>年</em> 8 <em>月</em> 9 <em>号</em><span class="pinyin">Yījiǔyīlíng <em>nián</em> bā <em>yuè</em> jiǔ <em>hào</em></span><span class="trans">August 9, 1910</span>
 
* 2001 <em>年</em> 7 <em>月</em> 20 <em>日</em><span class="pinyin">Èrlínglíngyī <em>nián</em> qī <em>yuè</em> èrshí <em>rì</em></span><span class="trans">July 20, 2001</span>
 
* 2001 <em>年</em> 7 <em>月</em> 20 <em>日</em><span class="pinyin">Èrlínglíngyī <em>nián</em> qī <em>yuè</em> èrshí <em>rì</em></span><span class="trans">July 20, 2001</span>
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* 1 <em>月</em> 1 <em>日</em> 是 新年。<span class="pinyin">Yī <em>yuè</em> yī <em>rì</em> shì xīnnián.</span><span class="trans">January 1st is New Years Day.</span>
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* 12 <em>月</em> 24 <em>日</em> 是 平安夜。<span class="pinyin">Shí'èr <em>yuè</em> èrshísì <em>rì</em> shì píng'ān yè.</span><span class="trans">December 24th is Christmas Eve.</span>
 
* 10 <em>月</em> 1 <em>号</em> 我们 去 上海。<span class="pinyin">Shí <em>yuè</em> yī <em>hào</em> wǒmen qù shànghǎi.</span><span class="trans">We will go to Shanghai on October 1st.</span>
 
* 10 <em>月</em> 1 <em>号</em> 我们 去 上海。<span class="pinyin">Shí <em>yuè</em> yī <em>hào</em> wǒmen qù shànghǎi.</span><span class="trans">We will go to Shanghai on October 1st.</span>
 
* 我 1990 <em>年</em> 7 <em>月</em> 出生。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yījiǔjiǔlíng <em>nián</em> qī <em>yuè</em> chūshēng.</span><span class="trans">I was born in July 1990.</span>
 
* 我 1990 <em>年</em> 7 <em>月</em> 出生。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yījiǔjiǔlíng <em>nián</em> qī <em>yuè</em> chūshēng.</span><span class="trans">I was born in July 1990.</span>
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* 我 2006 <em>年</em> 4 <em>月</em> 17 <em>号</em> 认识 了 他。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ èrlínglíngliù <em>nián</em> sì <em>yuè</em> shíqī <em>hào</em> rènshí le tā.</span><span class="trans">I met him on April 17, 2006.</span>
 
* 我 2006 <em>年</em> 4 <em>月</em> 17 <em>号</em> 认识 了 他。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ èrlínglíngliù <em>nián</em> sì <em>yuè</em> shíqī <em>hào</em> rènshí le tā.</span><span class="trans">I met him on April 17, 2006.</span>
 
* 1980 <em>年</em> 9 <em>月</em> 4 <em>号</em> 我们 结婚 了。<span class="pinyin">Yījiǔbālíng <em>nián</em> jiǔ <em>yuè</em> sì <em>hào</em> wǒmen jiéhūn le.</span><span class="trans">We got married on September 4, 1980.</span>
 
* 1980 <em>年</em> 9 <em>月</em> 4 <em>号</em> 我们 结婚 了。<span class="pinyin">Yījiǔbālíng <em>nián</em> jiǔ <em>yuè</em> sì <em>hào</em> wǒmen jiéhūn le.</span><span class="trans">We got married on September 4, 1980.</span>
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* 1 <em>月</em> 1 <em>日</em> 是 新年。<span class="pinyin">Yī <em>yuè</em> yī <em>rì</em> shì xīnnián.</span><span class="trans">January 1st is New Years Day.</span>
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* 12 <em>月</em> 24 <em>日</em> 是 平安夜。<span class="pinyin">Shí'èr <em>yuè</em> èrshísì <em>rì</em> shì píng'ān yè.</span><span class="trans">December 24th is Christmas Eve.</span>
 
  
 
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Dates in Chinese follow the order "year, month, day." This is in keeping with the larger "from big to small" trend in Chinese.

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. (Èr líng yīsān nián sì yuè yī rì)

Note that 号 (hào) is commonly used in spoken Mandarin instead of 日 (rì): 2013年4月1号. (èr líng yīsān nián sì yuè yī hào.) In written Chinese, however, you will see 日 (rì) rather than 号 (hào).

x 年 y 月 z 号

Examples

  • 1868 年 1 月 18 号Yībāliùbā nián yī yuè shíbā hàoJanuary 18, 1868
  • 1910 年 8 月 9 号Yījiǔyīlíng nián bā yuè jiǔ hàoAugust 9, 1910
  • 2001 年 7 月 20 日Èrlínglíngyī nián qī yuè èrshí rìJuly 20, 2001
  • 1 月 1 日 是 新年。Yī yuè yī rì shì xīnnián.January 1st is New Years Day.
  • 12 月 24 日 是 平安夜。Shí'èr yuè èrshísì rì shì píng'ān yè.December 24th is Christmas Eve.
  • 10 月 1 号 我们 去 上海。Shí yuè yī hào wǒmen qù shànghǎi.We will go to Shanghai on October 1st.
  • 我 1990 年 7 月 出生。Wǒ yījiǔjiǔlíng nián qī yuè chūshēng.I was born in July 1990.
  • 你 的 生日 是 11 月 17 号吗？Nǐ de shēngrì shì shíyī yuè shíqī hàoma?Is your birthday on November 17th?
  • 我 2006 年 4 月 17 号 认识 了 他。Wǒ èrlínglíngliù nián sì yuè shíqī hào rènshí le tā.I met him on April 17, 2006.
  • 1980 年 9 月 4 号 我们 结婚 了。Yījiǔbālíng nián jiǔ yuè sì hào wǒmen jiéhūn le.We got married on September 4, 1980.


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