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Grammar · Chapter 7

Dates and weekdays: 月, 号, 星期

三月十五号 · 星期三

A date goes from big to small: 三月十五号, “March, 15th”. Months and weekdays are just numbers: 三月 is March, 星期三 is Wednesday. Ask 几号? and 星期几? 是 is often left out: 明天星期六.

Examples

  • 今天几号? Jīntiān jǐ hào? What's the date today?
  • 今天是三月十五号。 Jīntiān shì sān yuè shíwǔ hào. Today is March 15th.
  • 明天星期六。 Míngtiān xīngqīliù. Tomorrow is Saturday.

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