🗓 Year, month, day

Unit 3 · Time, places & getting around (HSK 1) · 8 min

Chinese dates go big to small: 2026年11月10日. Months are number + 月: 一月 January, 十二月 December. In speech 日 is often 号: 今天几号？ "What's the date today?"

Words in this lesson

• 年 (nián) — year
• 月 (yuè) — month
• 日 (rì) — day (date)
• 号 (hào) — day of month; number
• 几号 (jǐ hào) — which date
• 现在 (xiàn zài) — now

Project: Write your birthday and three family members' birthdays in Chinese.