Numbers & Time in Chinese
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
一
yī
One
I have an apple.
二
èr
Two
He has two younger sisters.
三
sān
Three
We have three cats.
四
sì
Four
A year has four seasons.
五
wǔ
Five
A hand has five fingers.
六
liù
Six
June is in summer.
七
qī
Seven
A week has seven days.
八
bā
Eight
She is eight years old.
九
jiǔ
Nine
There are nine boys in the class.
十
shí
Ten
This book has ten chapters.
百
bǎi
Hundred
This piece of clothing costs one hundred yuan.
千
qiān
Thousand
The ticket price is one thousand yuan.
万
wàn
Ten thousand
The company has ten thousand employees.
零
líng
Zero
The temperature is zero degrees.
年
nián
Year
Last year, I went to France.
月
yuè
Month
A year has twelve months.
日
rì
Day
Today is January 1st.
周
zhōu
Week
Next week, I'm on vacation.
天
tiān
Day
We are resting for three days.
小时
xiǎoshí
Hour
The movie lasts two hours.
分钟
fēnzhōng
Minute
Wait for me for five minutes.
秒
miǎo
Second
This only takes thirty seconds.
点
diǎn
O'clock
I get up at 8 o'clock.
刻
kè
Quarter (of an hour)
The meeting is at 3:15.
早上
zǎoshang
Morning
I get up at 6 in the morning.
上午
shàngwǔ
Morning (before noon)
There are two classes in the morning.
中午
zhōngwǔ
Noon
At noon, I eat.
下午
xiàwǔ
Afternoon
It starts at 3 in the afternoon.
晚上
wǎnshang
Evening
In the evening, I watch TV.
夜晚
yèwǎn
Night
The night is very quiet.
今天
jīntiān
Today
The weather is very nice today.
昨天
zuótiān
Yesterday
Yesterday, I was very busy.
明天
míngtiān
Tomorrow
See you tomorrow!
前天
qiántiān
The day before yesterday
It rained the day before yesterday.
后天
hòutiān
The day after tomorrow
The day after tomorrow, I'm going home.
今年
jīnnián
This year
This year, I'm eighteen years old.
去年
qùnián
Last year
Last year, it was very cold.
明年
míng nián
Next year
Next year, I'm going to graduate.
这周
zhè zhōu
This week
This week is very busy.
上周
shàng zhōu
Last week
Last week, I watched a movie.
下周
xià zhōu
Next week
New classes start next week.
星期一
xīngqī yī
Monday
There's an exam on Monday.
星期二
xīngqī èr
Tuesday
On Tuesday, I'm very tired.
星期三
xīngqī sān
Wednesday
There's a meeting on Wednesday.
星期四
xīngqī sì
Thursday
I have Thursday off.
星期五
xīngqī wǔ
Friday
On Friday evening, we get together.
星期六
xīngqī liù
Saturday
On Saturday, we're going shopping.
星期日
xīngqī rì
Sunday
On Sunday, we rest for a day.
季节
jìjié
Season
Spring is the most beautiful season.
春天
chūntiān
Spring
In spring, the flowers bloom.
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