HSK 1
Correct
年 vs 月 vs 日 vs 星期
/ nián vs yuè vs rì vs xīngqī /
Strokes
Definition
Date expression with Chinese, the date is pronounced and written from general to specific. The pattern is ……年……月……日, 星期……
Example
年 月 日
Each digit in a year is read one by one and then 年 is added; both digits in a month or date are read as a whole and then 月 or 日 is added.
1) 日 can often be substituted with 号 which is often used in spoken Chinese.
2) 2000年 can also be read as 两千年.
1) 日 can often be substituted with 号 which is often used in spoken Chinese.
2) 2000年 can also be read as 两千年.
1
1999
1999
nián
年
12
12
yuè
月
25
25
rì
日
December, 25th, 1999
2
2000
2000
nián
年
1
1
yuè
月
1
1
rì
日
(
háo
号
)
January,1st, 2000
星期
A day is pronounced as 星期 and the number. 星期日 is also called 星期天.
3
Xīngqīyī
星期一
,
xīngqīèr
星期二
,
xīngqīsān
星期三
,
xīngqīsì
星期四
,
xīngqīwǔ
星期五
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
4
Xīngqīrì
星期日
(
tiān
天
)
Sunday
Exercise
Write and read the birthdays of your family:
1. 我爸爸齡日是( )。
2. 我妈妈的生日是( )。
3. 我哥哥的生日是( )。
4. 我姐姐的生日是( )。
5. 我弟弟的生日是( )。
6. 我妹妹的生日是( )。
7. 我的生日是( )。