Difference between revisions of "Structure of dates"
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* 1868 <em>年</em> 1 <em>月</em> 18 <em>号</em><span class="pinyin">Yī-bā-liù-bā <em>nián</em> Yī<em>yuè</em> shíbā <em>hào</em></span><span class="trans">January 18, 1868</span> | * 1868 <em>年</em> 1 <em>月</em> 18 <em>号</em><span class="pinyin">Yī-bā-liù-bā <em>nián</em> Yī<em>yuè</em> shíbā <em>hào</em></span><span class="trans">January 18, 1868</span> | ||
* 1910 <em>年</em> 8 <em>月</em> 9 <em>号</em><span class="pinyin">Yī-jiǔ-yī-líng <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">Yī-jiǔ-yī-líng <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"> | + | * 2001 <em>年</em> 7 <em>月</em> 20 <em>日</em><span class="pinyin">èr-líng-líng-yī <em>nián</em> Qī<em>yuè</em> èrshí <em>rì</em></span><span class="trans">July 20th, 2001</span> |
* 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 Year's Day.</span> | * 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 Year's Day.</span> | ||
* 12 <em>月</em> 24 <em>日</em> 是 平安夜。<span class="pinyin">Shí-èr<em>yuè</em> èrshí-sì <em>rì</em> shì Píng'ān Yè.</span><span class="trans">December 24th is Christmas Eve.</span> | * 12 <em>月</em> 24 <em>日</em> 是 平安夜。<span class="pinyin">Shí-èr<em>yuè</em> èrshí-sì <em>rì</em> shì Píng'ān Yè.</span><span class="trans">December 24th is Christmas Eve.</span> | ||
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* 我 1990 <em>年</em> 7 <em>月</em> 出生。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ Yī-jiǔ-jiǔ-líng <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 Yī-jiǔ-jiǔ-líng <em>nián</em> Qī<em>yuè</em> chūshēng.</span><span class="trans">I was born in July 1990.</span> | ||
* 你 的 生日 是 11 <em>月</em> 11 <em>号</em>吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ de shēngrì shì Shíyī<em>yuè</em> shíyī <em>hào</em> ma?</span><span class="trans">Is your birthday November 11th?</span> | * 你 的 生日 是 11 <em>月</em> 11 <em>号</em>吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ de shēngrì shì Shíyī<em>yuè</em> shíyī <em>hào</em> ma?</span><span class="trans">Is your birthday November 11th?</span> | ||
| − | * 我 2006 <em>年</em> 4 <em>月</em> 17 <em>号</em> 认识 了 他。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ | + | * 我 2006 <em>年</em> 4 <em>月</em> 17 <em>号</em> 认识 了 他。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ èr-líng-líng-liù <em>nián</em> Sì<em>yuè</em> shíqī <em>hào</em> rènshi 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">Yī-jiǔ-bā-líng <em>nián</em> Jiǔ<em>yuè</em> sì <em>hào</em> wǒmen jiéhūn le.</span><span class="trans">We got married on September 4th, 1980.</span> | * 1980 <em>年</em> 9 <em>月</em> 4 <em>号</em> 我们 结婚 了。<span class="pinyin">Yī-jiǔ-bā-líng <em>nián</em> Jiǔ<em>yuè</em> sì <em>hào</em> wǒmen jiéhūn le.</span><span class="trans">We got married on September 4th, 1980.</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 culture.
Structure
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-yī-sān 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-yī-sān nián Sìyuè 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January 18, 1868
- 1910 年 8 月 9 号August 9, 1910
- 2001 年 7 月 20 日July 20th, 2001
- 1 月 1 日 是 新年。January 1st is New Year's Day.
- 12 月 24 日 是 平安夜。December 24th is Christmas Eve.
- 10 月 1 号 我们 去 上海。We will go to Shanghai on October 1st.
- 我 1990 年 7 月 出生。I was born in July 1990.
- 你 的 生日 是 11 月 11 号吗？Is your birthday November 11th?
- 我 2006 年 4 月 17 号 认识 了 他。I met him on April 17, 2006.
- 1980 年 9 月 4 号 我们 结婚 了。We got married on September 4th, 1980.
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
