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  <h1>Structure of dates</h1>

  <p>Dates in Chinese follow the order "year, month, day." This is in keeping with the larger "<b>from big to smal</b>l" trend in Chinese culture.</p>

  <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_50">Contents</h2>

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      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_dates#Structure"> 1 Structure</a></li>

      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_dates#Examples"> 2 Examples</a></li>

      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_dates#See_also"> 3 See also</a></li>

      <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_dates#Sources_and_further_reading"> 4 Sources and further reading</a> 

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        <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_dates#Books"> 4.1 Books</a></li>
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  <h3 id="sigil_toc_id_51"><span id="Structure">Structure</span></h3>

  <p>Dates are arranged from largest unit to smallest: <i><b>year</b>, <b>month</b>, <b>day</b></i>.</p>

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    x <span class="hanzist">年</span> + y <span class="hanzist">月</span> + z <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">日</span>
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  <p>So April 1st, 2013 is: <span class="hanzi">2013 年 4 月 1 日</span>. ( <span class="pinyin">Èr-líng-yī-sān nián sì yuè yī rì</span>)</p>

  <p>Note that <span class="hanzi">号</span> (<span class="pinyin">hào</span>) is commonly used in <i>spoken</i> Mandarin instead of <span class="hanzi">日</span> (<span class="pinyin">rì</span>): <span class="hanzi">2013 年 4 月 1 号</span>. ( <span class="pinyin">èr-líng-yī-sān nián sì yuè yī hào</span>.) In written Chinese, however, you will see <span class="hanzi">日</span> (<span class="pinyin">rì</span>) rather than <span class="hanzi">号</span> (<span class="pinyin">hào</span>).</p>

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    x <span class="hanzist">年</span> + y <span class="hanzist">月</span> + z <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">号</span>
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  <h3 id="sigil_toc_id_52">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">1868 年 1 月 18 号</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Yī-bā-liù-bā nián Yī yuè shí-bā hào </span> <br/>January 18, 1868</li>

      <li>1<span class="hanzi">910 年 8 月 9 号</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Yī-jiǔ-yī-líng nián Bā yuè jiǔ hào </span> <br/>August 9, 1910</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">2001 年 7 月 20 日</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Èr-líng-líng-yī nián Qī yuè èrshí rì </span> <br/>July 20th, 2001</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">1 月 1 日 是 新年。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Yī yuè yī rì shì Xīnnián.</span> <br/>January 1st is New Year's Day.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">12 月 24 日 是 平安夜。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Shí-èr yuè èrshí-sì rì shì Píng'ān Yè.</span> <br/>December 24th is Christmas Eve.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">10 月 1 号 我们 去 上海。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Shí yuè yī hào wǒmen qù Shànghǎi.</span> <br/>We will go to Shanghai on October 1st.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 1990 年 7 月 出生。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ yī-jiǔ-jiǔ-líng nián Qī yuè chūshēng.</span> <br/>I was born in July 1990.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 的 生日 是 11 月 11 号 吗？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ de shēngrì shì Shí-yī yuè shí-yī hào ma?</span> <br/>Is your birthday November 11th?</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 2006 年 4 月 17 号 认识 了 他。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ èr-líng-líng-liù nián Sì yuè shí-qī hào rènshi le tā.</span> <br/>I met him on April 17, 2006.</li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">1980 年 9 月 4 号 我们 结婚 了。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Yī-jiǔ-bā-líng nián Jiǔ yuè sì hào wǒmen jiéhūn le.</span> <br/>We got married on September 4th, 1980.</li>
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  <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_53">See also</h2>

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    <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_numbers" title="Structure of numbers">Structure of numbers</a></li>

    <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_days_of_the_week" title="Structure of days of the week">Structure of days of the week</a></li>

    <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structure_of_times" title="Structure of times" class="mw-redirect">Structure of times</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_54">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="sigil_toc_id_55">Books</h3>

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    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 73-4)　</li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本1</span>) (pp. 122-3)</li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本1</span>)(2nd ed)(pp. 141-2)</li>
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