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Numbers & Time

106 Chinese phrases for numbers & time — every one with pinyin, plain-English notes and native teacher audio.

Numbers24

零líng zero 一yī one 二èr two 三sān three 四sì four 五wǔ five 六liù six 七qī seven 八bā eight 九jiǔ nine 十shí 10 二èr十shí twenty 三sān十shí thirty 一yì百bǎi 100 一yī千qiān 1000 一yí万wàn ten thousand 亿yì 100 million (yì) 两liǎng two (liǎng) 半bàn half 第dì一yī first 数shù字zì numbers 一yī二èr三sān 1 2 3 一yī二èr三sān四sì五wǔ六liù七qī八bā九jiǔ十shí 1 to 10 百bǎi分fēn之zhī十shí 10 percent

Counting & Math3

数shǔ一yī数shǔ let's count 数shǔ到dào三sān count to three 加jiā减jiǎn乘chéng除chú plus, minus, times, divided

Telling Time27

时shí间jiān time 现xiàn在zài几jǐ点diǎn？ what time is it now 早zǎo上shang morning 上shàng午wǔ a.m. or before noon 中zhōng午wǔ noon 下xià午wǔ afternoon 晚wǎn上shang evening or night 分fēn钟zhōng minute 小xiǎo时shi hour 什shén么me时shí候hou？ when 几jǐ点diǎn开kāi门mén？ what time do you open 几jǐ点diǎn关guān门mén？ what time do you close 几jǐ点diǎn出chū发fā？ what time does it leave 几jǐ点diǎn到dào？ what time does it arrive 几jǐ点diǎn退tuì房fáng？ what time is check-out 末mò班bān车chē几jǐ点diǎn？ when is the last train or bus 会huì议yì几jǐ点diǎn开kāi始shǐ？ what time does the meeting start 多duō长cháng时shí间jiān能néng到dào？ how long will it take 时shí间jiān来lái得de及jí吗ma？ do we have enough time 你nǐ有yǒu时shí间jiān吗ma？ do you have time 时shí间jiān定dìng了le吗ma？ has the time been set 明míng天tiān上shàng午wǔ可kě以yǐ吗ma？ is tomorrow morning okay 大dà概gài需xū要yào等děng三sān十shí分fēn钟zhōng the wait is about 30 minutes 营yíng业yè时shí间jiān是shì十shí点diǎn到dào八bā点diǎn we're open from 10 to 8 早zǎo餐cān时shí间jiān是shì七qī点diǎn到dào十shí点diǎn breakfast is from 7 to 10 退tuì房fáng时shí间jiān是shì十shí一yī点diǎn check-out is at 11 一yí刻kè quarter past (15 minutes)

Days & the Calendar39

今jīn天tiān today 明míng天tiān tomorrow 昨zuó天tiān yesterday 后hòu天tiān the day after tomorrow 前qián天tiān the day before yesterday 星xīng期qī一yī monday 星xīng期qī二èr tuesday 星xīng期qī三sān wednesday 星xīng期qī四sì thursday 星xīng期qī五wǔ friday 星xīng期qī六liù saturday 星xīng期qī天tiān sunday 周zhōu末mò weekend 今jīn天tiān星xīng期qī几jǐ？ what day is it today 今jīn天tiān几jǐ号hào？ what's the date today 月yuè份fèn months 五wǔ月yuè三sān号hào may 3rd (reading dates) 一yī月yuè january 二èr月yuè february 三sān月yuè march 四sì月yuè april 五wǔ月yuè may 六liù月yuè june 七qī月yuè july 八bā月yuè august 九jiǔ月yuè september 十shí月yuè october 十shí一yī月yuè november 十shí二èr月yuè december 年nián year 今jīn年nián this year 明míng年nián next year 去qùn年ián last year 二èr〇líng二èr六liù年nián 2026 (reading years) 二èr〇líng〇líng〇líng年nián the year 2000 二èr〇líng一yī〇líng年nián the year 2010 你nǐ是shì哪nǎ年nián出chū生shēng的de？ what year were you born 你nǐ的de生shēng日rì是shì几jǐ月yuè几jǐ号hào？ when is your birthday 下xià个ge月yuè交jiāo货huò delivery is next month

Numbers in Real Life13

电diàn话huà号hào码mǎ phone number 你nǐ多duō大dà了le？ how old are you 多duō少shao钱qián？ how much is it 一yī共gòng是shì三sān千qiān日rì元yuán that's 3,000 yen in total 找zhǎo您nín两liǎng千qiān here's 2,000 in change 收shōu您nín五wǔ千qiān out of 5,000 两liǎng张zhāng票piào two tickets 几jǐ位wèi？ how many people 叫jiào到dào号hào请qǐng过guò来lai please come when your number is called 一yāo（幺） 1 in phone numbers (yāo) 你nǐ几jǐ岁suì？ how old are you (to a child) 您nín多duō大dà年nián纪ji？ how old are you (polite) 我wǒ今jīn年nián三sān十shí岁suì i'm thirty years old

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