Numbers, Time, and Dates in Mandarin Chinese

A list of 30 common words and phrases related to numbers, time, and dates in Mandarin Chinese with English translations and examples.

33 words in this list

三 (sān) → three

🗣️ 今天是三月三日。 (Today is March 3rd.)

千 (qiān) → thousand

🗣️ 我花了一千元买这个手机。 (I spent one thousand yuan on this phone.)

月 (yuè) → month

🗣️ 这是六月份的日历。 (This is the calendar for June.)

分 (fēn) → minute

🗣️ 我迟到了十分钟。 (I was ten minutes late.)

今天 (jīntiān) → today

🗣️ 今天是星期五。 (Today is Friday.)

下午 (xiàwǔ) → afternoon

🗣️ 下午我要去看望我的祖母。 (I'm going to visit my grandmother in the afternoon.)

星期二 (xīngqī èr) → Tuesday

🗣️ 星期二我有个面试。 (I have an interview on Tuesday.)

一 (yī) → one

🗣️ 我有一只猫。 (I have one cat.)

六 (liù) → six

🗣️ 我们六点钟吃晚饭。 (We have dinner at six o'clock.)

百 (bǎi) → hundred

🗣️ 这个书包卖了一百块钱。 (This backpack costs one hundred yuan.)

时/钟头 (shí/zhōngtóu) → hour

🗣️ 我们还有两个小时到达目的地。 (We have two more hours to reach our destination.)

昨天 (zuótiān) → yesterday

🗣️ 昨天我去看电影了。 (I went to see a movie yesterday.)

星期三 (xīngqī sān) → Wednesday

🗣️ 星期三是我的生日。 (Wednesday is my birthday.)

星期五 (xīngqī wǔ) → Friday

🗣️ 星期五晚上我们去看电影。 (We're going to see a movie on Friday evening.)

星期六 (xīngqī liù) → Saturday

🗣️ 星期六我要去参加婚礼。 (I'm going to attend a wedding on Saturday.)

九 (jiǔ) → nine

🗣️ 这是九月份的账单。 (This is the bill for September.)

年 (nián) → year

🗣️ 我今年二十五岁。 (I am 25 years old this year.)

晚上 (wǎnshàng) → evening

🗣️ 晚上你想吃什么？ (What do you want to eat in the evening?)

秒 (miǎo) → second

🗣️ 这场比赛只剩下五秒钟。 (There are only five seconds left in the game.)

五 (wǔ) → five

🗣️ 我每天都要喝五杯水。 (I drink five glasses of water every day.)

八 (bā) → eight

🗣️ 我每天要睡八个小时。 (I need to sleep eight hours every day.)

万 (wàn) → ten thousand

🗣️ 这个公园每天有上万人来游玩。 (Tens of thousands of people come to this park to play every day.)

现在 (xiànzài) → now

🗣️ 现在几点了？ (What time is it now?)

明天 (míngtiān) → tomorrow

🗣️ 明天我要去旅行。 (I'm going on a trip tomorrow.)

星期一 (xīngqī yī) → Monday

🗣️ 星期一是工作日。 (Monday is a workday.)

二 (èr) → two

🗣️ 我们有两个孩子。 (We have two children.)

四 (sì) → four

🗣️ 这个房间有四个床位。 (This room has four beds.)

七 (qī) → seven

🗣️ 他们结婚已经七年了。 (They have been married for seven years.)

十 (shí) → ten

🗣️ 我有十个兄弟姐妹。 (I have ten siblings.)

日/天 (rì/tiān) → day

🗣️ 今天是星期三。 (Today is Wednesday.)

上午 (shàngwǔ) → morning

🗣️ 我们上午有会议。 (We have a meeting in the morning.)

星期四 (xīngqī sì) → Thursday

🗣️ 星期四我要去旅游。 (I'm going on a trip on Thursday.)

星期日/星期天 (xīngqī rì/xīngqī tiān) → Sunday

🗣️ 星期日我们去爬山。 (We're going mountain climbing on Sunday.)

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