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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>
* 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 201341日. (Èr líng yīsān nián yuè rì)

Note that 号 (hào) is commonly used in spoken Mandarin instead of 日 (rì): 201341号. (èr líng yīsān nián yuè hào.) In written Chinese, however, you will see 日 (rì) rather than 号 (hào).

x 年 y 月 z 号

Examples

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


See also

Sources and further reading

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