Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 17
今天几号What's today's date
Dates: 几月几号 / 今年 / 明年 / 去年 / 生日 / 新年. Persona 白月.
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今天几号— What's today's date
- 文山白月, 今天几号?Bai Yue, what's today's date?
- 白月今天五月一号.May 1st.
- 文山真的! 是我生日!Ha — that's my birthday!
- 白月真的吗? 生日好!Really? Happy birthday!
- 文山谢谢! 你的生日是几月几号?Thanks! When's yours?
- 白月我的生日是九月二十号. 今年是我二十一岁.Mine is September 20. This year I'm 21.
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明天来吗— Coming tomorrow?
- 白月文山, 明天你来吗?Wen Shan, you coming tomorrow?
- 文山明天五月二号. 我来.May 2. I'll come.
- 白月昨天我没来. 我去看朋友了.Yesterday I didn't come. I went to see a friend.
- 文山没什么. 明年新年我们一起!No problem. Let's celebrate New Year together next year!
- 白月好! 明年见!Good! See you next year!
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- 今天
nountoday
- 明天
nountomorrow
- 昨天
nounyesterday
- 号
measure worddate / number
- 月
nounmonth (revisit Bk1)
- 年
nounyear
- 今年
nounthis year
- 明年
nounnext year
- 去年
nounlast year
- 新年
nounnew year
- 生日
nounbirthday
- 白月
pn.Bai Yue (persona — design student)
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- 今
today; now
今天 jīntiān — today今年 jīnnián — this year- 号
date / number
- 日
sun / day
生日 shēngrì — birthday星期日 xīngqī rì — Sunday (formal)节日 jiérì — festival; holiday (recall Bk2)- 年
year
今年 jīnnián — this year明年 míngnián — next year去年 qùnián — last year- 昨
yesterday
昨天 zuótiān — yesterday
Hanzi — writing & recognition
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jīntoday; nowWriting
míngtomorrow; brightWriting
zuóyesterdayWriting
niányearWriting
hàodate / numberRecognition
shēngbe born; life (revisit ch9)Recognition
rìsun; dayRecognition
yuèmonth / moon (revisit Bk1)Recognition
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Dates — month and date
Explanation
Chinese date format goes BIG to SMALL: 年 → 月 → 号 → time. Example: 2026 年 5 月 1 号. Ask 今天几号? for date; 今天几月几号? for month+date. Answer: X 月 X 号 (X year, X month, X date).
Examples
- 今天几月几号?What month / date is today?
- 今天五月一号.Today's May 1st.
- 我的生日是十月十号.My birthday is October 10.
- 今年是 2026 年.This year is 2026.
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