jīntiān
今天
today
01 jintian
míngtiān
明天
tomorrow
02 mingtian
hòutiān
后天
day after tomorrow
03 houtian
dàhòutiān
大后天
two days after tomorrow
04 dahoutian
zuótiān
昨天
yesterday
05 zuotian
qiántiān
前天
day before yesterday
06 qiantian
dàqiántiān
大前天
two days before yesterday
07 daqiantian
nián
年
year
nian
yuè
月
month
yue
hào
号 (spoken)
day
hao
rì
日
day
ri
yījiǔjiǔjiǔ nián
一九九九年
year 1999
1999nian
èrlínglínglíng nián
二零零零年/二〇〇〇年
year 2000
2000nian
liǎngqiān nián
两千年
year 2000
2000nian
èrlínglíngyī nián
二零零一年/二〇〇一年
year 2001
2010nian
liǎngqiānlíngyī nián
两千零一年/两千〇一年
year 2001
2001nian
èrlíngyīlíng nián
二零一零年/二〇一〇年
year 2010
2010nian
èrlíngyīsì nián
二零一四年/二〇一四年
year 2014
2014nian
yī yuè
一月
January
yiyue
èr yuè
二月
February
eryue
sān yuè
三月
March
sanyue
sì yuè
四月
April
siyue
wǔ yuè
五月
May
wuyue
liù yuè
六月
June
liuyue
qī yuè
七月
July
qiyue
bā yuè
八月
August
bayue
jiǔ yuè
九月
September
jiuyue
shí yuè
十月
October
shiyue
shíyī yuè
十一月
November
shiyiyue
shí’èr yuè
十二月
December
shi’eryue
yī hào
一号
1st of the month (literally, the 1st number)
yihao
èr hào
二号
2nd of the month
erhao
sān hào
三号
3rd of the month
sanhao
sì hào
四号
4th of the month
sihao
wǔ hào
五号
5th of the month
wuhao
liù hào
六号
6th of the month
liuhao
qī hào
七号
7th of the month
qihao
bā hào
八号
8th of the month
bahao
jiǔ hào
九号
9th of the month
jiuhao
shí hào
十号
10th of the month
shihao
shíyī hào
十一号
11th of the month
shiyihao
shí’èr hào
十二号
12th of the month
shi’erhao
shísì hào
十四号
14th of the month
shisihao
shíqī hào
十七号
17th of the month
shiqihao
shíjiǔ hào
十九号
19th of the month
shijiuhao
èrshí hào
二十号
20th of the month
ershihao
èrshí’èr hào
二十二号
22nd of the month
ershi’erhao
èrshísì hào
二十四号
24th of the month
ershisihao
èrshíliù hào
二十六号
26th of the month
ershiliuhao
èrshíqī hào
二十七号
27th of the month
ershiqihao
èrshíjiǔ hào
二十九号
29th of the month
ershijiuhao
sānshí hào
三十号
30th of the month
sanshihao
sānshíyī hào
三十一号
31st of the month
sanshiyihao
Version (1)
xīngqī yī
星期一
Monday
01 xingqi yi
xīngqī èr
星期二
Tuesday
02 xingqi er
xīngqī sān
星期三
Wednesday
03 xingqi san
xīngqī sì
星期四
Thursday
04 xingqi si
xīngqī wǔ
星期五
Friday
05 xingqi wu
xīngqī liù
星期六
Saturday
06 xingqi liu
*xīngqī rì
*星期日
Sunday
07 xingqi ri
*xīngqī tiān
*星期天
Sunday
08 xingqi tian
*”xīngqī tiān” is more common than “xīngqī rì” in spoken Mandarin.
Alternative Versions
lǐbài yī
礼拜一
Monday
libai yi
lǐbài èr
礼拜二
Tuesday
libai er
lǐbài sān
礼拜三
Wednesday
libai san
lǐbài sì
礼拜四
Thursday
libai si
lǐbài wǔ
礼拜五
Friday
libai wu
lǐbài liù
礼拜六
Saturday
libai liu
lǐbài rì
礼拜日
Sunday
libai ri
lǐbài tiān
礼拜天
Sunday
libai tian
zhōu yī
周一
Monday
zhou yi
zhōu èr
周二
Tuesday
zhou er
zhōu sān
周三
Wednesday
zhou san
zhōu sì
周四
Thursday
zhou si
zhōu wǔ
周五
Friday
zhou wu
zhōu liù
周六
Saturday
zhou liu
zhōu rì
*周日
Sunday
zhou ri
*Note：
- For Sunday, although we replace ‘日’ with ‘天’ and say 星期天、礼拜天, we do not say 周天.
- In Singapore/ Hong Kong, 周日 means weekdays.
一点
one o’clock
yidian
liǎng diǎn
两点
two o’clock
liangdian
sān diǎn
三点
three o’clock
sandian
sì diǎn
四点
four o’clock
sidian
wǔ diǎn
五点
five o’clock
wudian
liù diǎn
六点
six o’clock
liudian
qī diǎn
七点
seven o’clock
qidian
bā diǎn
八点
eight o’clock
badian
jiǔ diǎn
九点
nine o’clock
jiudian
shí diǎn
十点
ten o’clock
shidian
shíyī diǎn
十一点
eleven o’clock
shiyidian
shí’èr diǎn
十二点
twelve o’clock
shierdian
shíwǔ fēn
十五分
fifteen minutes
shiwufen
yí kè
一刻
a quarter
yike
sānshí fēn
三十分
thirty minutes
sanshi-fen
bàn
半
half
ban
sìshíwǔ fēn
四十五分
forty-five minutes
sishiwu-fen
sān kè
三刻
three quarters
sanke
现在
now
xianzai
jǐdiǎn
几点
what time
jidian
xiànzài jǐdiǎn
现在几点？
What time is it now?
xianzai-jidian
yī diǎn shí fēn
一点十分
ten minutes past one
yidian-shi-fen
liǎng diǎn èrshí’èr fēn
两点二十二分
two twenty two
liangdian-ershier-fen
bā diǎn bàn
八点半
half past eight
badian-ban
sān diǎn sìshí fēn
三点四十分
three forty
sandian-sishi-fen
qī diǎn sān kè
七点三刻
three quarters past seven
qi dian san ke
sì diǎn sānshíwǔ fēn
四点三十五分
four thirty five
sidian-sanshiwu-fen
chà yí kè liǎng diǎn
差一刻两点
a quarter to two
cha-yike-liangdian
chà shí fēn sì diǎn
差十分四点
ten minutes to four
cha-shifen-si-dian
zǎoshang bā diǎn shí fēn
早上八点十分
ten past eight in the morning
zaoshang-badian-shi-fen
zhōngwǔ shí’èr diǎn
中午十二点
twelve noon
zhongwu-shier-dian
xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn sìshíwǔ fēn
下午五点四十五分
five forty five in the afternoon
xiawu-wudian-sishiwu-fen
wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn bàn
晚上九点半
nine thirty at night
wanshang-jiudian-ban
Other Time Words
jīnnián
今年
this year
jinnian
míngnián
明年
next year
mingnian
hòunián
后年
the year after next
hounian
qùnián
去年
last year
qunian
qiánnián
前年
the year before last
qiannian
zhè ge yuè
这个月
this month
zhe ge yue
shàng ge yuè
上个月
last month
shang ge yue
xià ge yuè
下个月
next month
xia ge yue
yí ge yuè qián
一个月前
one month before
yi ge yue qian
liǎng ge yuè qián
两个月前
two months before
liang ge yue qian
yí ge yuè hòu
一个月后
one month later
yi ge yue hou
zhè ge xīngqī
这个星期
this week
zhe ge xingqi
shàng ge xīngqī
上个星期
last week
shang ge xingqi
xià ge xīngqī
下个星期
next week
xia ge xingqi
shàngshàng ge xīngqī/ shàng ge xīngqī
上上个星期/上上星期
the week before last
shangshang ge xingqi
shangshang xingqi
xiàxià ge xīngqī/ xiàxià xīngqī
下下个星期/下下星期
the week after next
xiaxia ge xingqi
xiaxia xingqi
yí ge xīngqī qián
一个星期前
one week before
yi ge xingqi qian
liǎng ge xīngqī qián
两个星期前
two weeks before
liang ge xingqi qian
yí ge xīngqī hòu
一个星期后
one week later
yi ge xingqi hou
liǎng ge xīngqī hòu
两个星期后
two weeks later
liang ge xingqi hou
liǎng tiān qián
两天前
two days before
liang tian qian
liǎng tiān hòu
两天后
two days later
liang tian hou
