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* 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>
 
* 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>
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* 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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* 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>
 
* 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 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>
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* 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> shí-yī <em>hào</em> ma?</span><span class="trans">Is your birthday November 11th?</span>
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* 你 的 生日 是 11 <em>月</em> 11 <em>号</em>吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ de shēngrì shì Shí-yī<em>yuè</em> shí-yī <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 èr-líng-líng-liù <em>nián</em> Sì<em>yuè</em> shí-qī <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 èr-líng-líng-liù <em>nián</em> Sì<em>yuè</em> shí-qī <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">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 sìyuè 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Yī-bā-liù-bā nián Yīyuè shí-bā hàoJanuary 18, 1868
  • 1910 年 8 月 9 号Yī-jiǔ-yī-líng nián Bāyuè jiǔ hàoAugust 9, 1910
  • 2001 年 7 月 20 日Èr-líng-líng-yī nián Qīyuè èrshí rìJuly 20th, 2001
  • 1 月 1 日 是 新年。Yīyuè yī rì shì Xīnnián.January 1st is New Year's Day.
  • 12 月 24 日 是 平安夜。Shí-èryuè èrshí-sì rì shì Píng'ān Yè.December 24th is Christmas Eve.
  • 10 月 1 号 我们 去 上海。Shíyuè yī hào wǒmen qù Shànghǎi.We will go to Shanghai on October 1st.
  • 我 1990 年 7 月 出生。Wǒ yī-jiǔ-jiǔ-líng nián Qīyuè chūshēng.I was born in July 1990.
  • 你 的 生日 是 11 月 11 号吗？Nǐ de shēngrì shì Shí-yīyuè shí-yī hào ma?Is your birthday November 11th?
  • 我 2006 年 4 月 17 号 认识 了 他。Wǒ èr-líng-líng-liù nián Sìyuè shí-qī hào rènshí le tā.I met him on April 17, 2006.
  • 1980 年 9 月 4 号 我们 结婚 了。Yī-jiǔ-bā-líng nián Jiǔyuè sì hào wǒmen jiéhūn le.We got married on September 4th, 1980.


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