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学习中文日期与日历:学会表达日子、月份和星期,包括日期表达、习惯用语带时间点、节日和重要纪念日词汇。练习年月日的用法和表达方式。适合初学者掌握日常时间法规。

Introduction to dates and calendar in Chinese: learn how to express days, months, and weeks, including common date formats and date-related vocabulary for festivals and anniversaries. Practice basic Chinese date usage and expressions suitable for beginners.

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日期和日历术语在计划和掌握时间方面至关重要。本指南涵盖了描述天、月、周和年的关键词汇及常用表达。

Dates and calendar terms are essential for planning and navigating time in Mandarin. This guide covers the key vocabulary and common expressions for talking about days, months, weeks, and years.

Years

年份通过逐位朗读数字或说出完整的数字后加上 nián (年) 来表示。

Years are expressed by saying each digit aloud or by stating the full number, followed by nián (年).

Examples

  • 今天:今天 (jīn tiān)
  • 明天:明天 (míng tiān)
  • 上周:上周 (shàng zhōu)
  • 下个月:下个月 (xià gè yuè)
Hanzi Character(s)Pinyin Word(s)English Word(s)
二零二四年èr líng èr sì niányear 2024
一九九七年yī jiǔ jiǔ qī niányear 1997
今年jīn niánthis year
去年qù niánlast year
明年míng niánnext year
(year)

2024 year

Write '2024 year' in Mandarin (pinyin and character).

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Months

月份用数字加上 yuè (月) 表示。常用表达采用这些数字形式。

Months are numbered sequentially with yuè (月) after the number. Common expressions use these numeric forms.

Examples

  • 今天:今天 (jīn tiān)
  • 明天:明天 (míng tiān)
  • 上周:上周 (shàng zhōu)
  • 下个月:下个月 (xià gè yuè)
Hanzi Character(s)Pinyin Word(s)English Word(s)
一月yī yuèJanuary
二月èr yuèFebruary
十二月shí èr yuèDecember
这个月zhè ge yuèthis month
上个月shàng ge yuèlast month
下个月xià ge yuènext month
(year)

2024 year

Write '2024 year' in Mandarin (pinyin and character).

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Days

一天中的日期用数字加上 rì (日),在口语中更常使用 hào (号)

Days of the month use a number followed by rì (日) or more commonly hào (号) in speech.

Examples

  • 今天:今天 (jīn tiān)
  • 明天:明天 (míng tiān)
  • 上周:上周 (shàng zhōu)
  • 下个月:下个月 (xià gè yuè)
Hanzi Character(s)Pinyin Word(s)English Word(s)
一号yī hàothe 1st
十五号shí wǔ hàothe 15th
三十号sān shí hàothe 30th
今天jīn tiāntoday
昨天zuó tiānyesterday
明天míng tiāntomorrow
(year)

2024 year

Write '2024 year' in Mandarin (pinyin and character).

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Weeks

周的名字以星期几命名,使用 xīngqī (星期) 或较短的 lǐbài (礼拜),后接代表星期的数字或字。

Weeks are named by days of the week, with xīngqī (星期) or the shorter lǐbài (礼拜) followed by a number or character for the day.

Examples

  • 今天:今天 (jīn tiān)
  • 明天:明天 (míng tiān)
  • 上周:上周 (shàng zhōu)
  • 下个月:下个月 (xià gè yuè)
Hanzi Character(s)Pinyin Word(s)English Word(s)
星期一xīngqī yīMonday
星期二xīngqī èrTuesday
星期三xīngqī sānWednesday
星期四xīngqī sìThursday
星期五xīngqī wǔFriday
星期六xīngqī liùSaturday
星期天xīngqī tiānSunday
礼拜一lǐbài yīMonday (colloquial)
这个星期zhè ge xīngqīthis week
上星期shàng xīngqīlast week
下星期xià xīngqīnext week
(year)

2024 year

Write '2024 year' in Mandarin (pinyin and character).

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Seasons

季节用于更广泛的时间描述,遵循描述性字符加 jì (季) 的模式。

Seasons are useful for broader time references and follow the pattern of a descriptive character plus jì (季) for season.

Examples

  • 今天:今天 (jīn tiān)
  • 明天:明天 (míng tiān)
  • 上周:上周 (shàng zhōu)
  • 下个月:下个月 (xià gè yuè)
Hanzi Character(s)Pinyin Word(s)English Word(s)
春季chūn jìspring
夏季xià jìsummer
秋季qiū jìautumn
冬季dōng jìwinter
春天chūn tiānspring (more common)
夏天xià tiānsummer (more common)
秋天qiū tiānautumn (more common)
冬天dōng tiānwinter (more common)
(year)

2024 year

Write '2024 year' in Mandarin (pinyin and character).

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Time Expressions

常用的时间表达帮助定位事件相对于现在的时间点,是日常交流的关键。

Common time expressions help locate an event relative to now and are key for everyday communication.

Examples

  • 今天:今天 (jīn tiān)
  • 明天:明天 (míng tiān)
  • 上周:上周 (shàng zhōu)
  • 下个月:下个月 (xià gè yuè)
Hanzi Character(s)Pinyin Word(s)English Word(s)
现在xiàn zàinow
以后yǐ hòuafter / later
以前yǐ qiánbefore
什么时候shén me shí houwhen
早上zǎo shangmorning
上午shàng wǔbefore noon
中午zhōng wǔnoon
下午xià wǔafternoon
晚上wǎn shangevening
(year)

2024 year

Write '2024 year' in Mandarin (pinyin and character).

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Summary

普通话将日期结构围绕年份 nián、月份 yuè、日期 hào 和周 xīngqī 来建构。季节和时间表达为计划和描述提供了丰富的语境。持续练习这些词汇,您的日历用语将变得自然流畅。

Mandarin structures dates around years nián, months yuè, days hào, and weeks xīngqī. Seasons and time expressions provide useful context for planning and description. Consistent practice of these terms will make calendar talk natural.

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