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| − | * 1940 年 11 月 27 日<span class="trans">November 27th,1940</span> | + | * 1940 <em>年</em> 11 <em>月</em> 27 <em>日</em><span class="trans">November 27th,1940</span> |
| − | * 1973 年 7 月 20 日<span class="trans">July 20th, 1973</span> | + | * 1973 <em>年</em> 7 <em>月</em> 20 <em>日</em><span class="trans">July 20th, 1973</span> |
| − | * 1868 年 1 月 18 号<span class="trans">January 18th, 1868</span> | + | * 1868 <em>年</em> 1 <em>月</em> 18 <em>号</em><span class="trans">January 18th, 1868</span> |
| − | * 1910 年 8 月 9 号<span class="trans">August 9th, 1910</span> | + | * 1910 <em>年</em> 8 <em>月</em> 9 <em>号</em><span class="trans">August 9th, 1910</span> |
| − | * 10 月 1 号 我们 去 上海。<span class="trans">On October first we'll go to Shanghai.</span> | + | * 10 <em>月</em> 1 <em>号</em> 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">My dad went to the USA in July, 1945.</span> | + | * 我 的 爸爸 是 1945 <em>年</em> 7 <em>月</em> 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">I was born November 17, 1985.</span> | + | * 我 是 1985 <em>年</em> 11 <em>月</em> 17 <em>号</em> 出生 的。<span class="trans">I was born November 17, 1985.</span> |
| − | * 我 的 生日 是 11 月 17 | + | * 我 的 生日 是 11 <em>月</em> 17 <em>号</em>。<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> | + | * 1980 <em>年</em> 9 <em>月</em> 4 <em>号</em> 我们 结婚 了。<span class="trans">We got married on September 4th, 1980.</span> |
| − | * 1949 年 10 月 1 | + | * 1949 <em>年</em> 10 <em>月</em> 1 <em>日</em>，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> |
| − | * 每 年 的 12 月 24 日 是 我们 的 平安夜。<span class="trans">Every year December 24th is our Christmas Eve.</span> | + | * 每 年 的 12 <em>月</em> 24 <em>日</em> 是 我们 的 平安夜。<span class="trans">Every year December 24th is our 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.
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
- 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.
- 每 年 的 12 月 24 日 是 我们 的 平安夜。Every year December 24th is our Christmas Eve.
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
