{"id":7687,"date":"2023-05-18T12:15:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T04:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=7687"},"modified":"2023-06-03T16:50:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T08:50:06","slug":"dates-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/dates-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Dates in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/dates-in-chinese\/#Year\" >Year<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/dates-in-chinese\/#Month\" >Month<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/dates-in-chinese\/#Date\" >Date<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/dates-in-chinese\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/dates-in-chinese\/#Practice\" >Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>In Mandarin Chinese, dates are expressed in the order of year, month, and day, from big to small. This is the opposite order to how dates are expressed in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Year\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Year<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Mandarin Chinese, years are typically read as a series of individual digits. However, when referring to a  year period, we would read out the numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1995\u5e74 y\u012b ji\u01d4 ji\u01d4 w\u01d4 ni\u00e1n<br>Year of 1995<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2025\u5e74 \u00e8r l\u00edng \u00e8r w\u01d4 ni\u00e1n<br>Year of 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1008\u5e74 y\u00ec l\u00edng l\u00edng b\u0101 ni\u00e1n<br>Year of 1008<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2000\u5e74 li\u01cengqi\u0101n ni\u00e1n<br>Year of 2000<br>(This is a special case.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25\u5e74 \u00e8rsh\u00edw\u01d4 ni\u00e1n<br>25 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10\u5e74 sh\u00ed ni\u00e1n<br>10 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1853\u5e74 sh\u00edb\u0101 w\u01d4sh\u00eds\u0101n ni\u00e1n \u274c <br>(Do not read it as eighteen fifty three.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#8760ab14;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#573e6e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>Taiwan uses our own year system called \u6c11<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u570b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56fd<\/span> m\u00edngu\u00f3, which is based on the founding of the Republic of China in 1912. The ROC was initially based in mainland China, but in 1949, following the Chinese Civil War, the government retreated to Taiwan, where it remains to this day.<br>In the \u6c11<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u570b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56fd<\/span> m\u00edngu\u00f3 calendar, the first year is 1912, which corresponds to the year of the founding of the Republic of China. So, for example, the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar is the \u6c11<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u570b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56fd<\/span> m\u00edngu\u00f3 112.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Month\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Month<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Mandarin Chinese, months are typically named after the numbers one to twelve, followed by the character \u6708 yu\u00e8 to indicate that it is a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/month01_january.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7689\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6708<\/span><rt>y\u012byu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6708<\/span><rt>y\u012byu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/month02_february.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7690\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u6708<\/span><rt>\u00e8ryu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u6708<\/span><rt>\u00e8ryu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/month03_march.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7691\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u6708<\/span><rt>s\u0101nyu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u6708<\/span><rt>s\u0101nyu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/month04_april.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7692\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56db\u6708<\/span><rt>s\u00ecyu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56db\u6708<\/span><rt>s\u00ecyu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/month05_may.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7693\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u6708<\/span><rt>w\u01d4yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u6708<\/span><rt>w\u01d4yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/month06_june.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7694\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516d\u6708<\/span><rt>li\u00f9yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516d\u6708<\/span><rt>li\u00f9yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/month07_july.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7695\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03\u6708<\/span><rt>q\u012byu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03\u6708<\/span><rt>q\u012byu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/month08_august.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7696\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516b\u6708<\/span><rt>b\u0101yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516b\u6708<\/span><rt>b\u0101yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/month09_september.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7697\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5d\u6708<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5d\u6708<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4yu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/month10_october.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7698\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u6708<\/span><rt>sh\u00edyu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u6708<\/span><rt>sh\u00edyu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/month11_november.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7699\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00\u6708<\/span><rt>sh\u00edyy\u012byu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00\u6708<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012byu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/month12_december.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7700\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e8c\u6708<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed\u00e8ryu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e8c\u6708<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed\u00e8ryu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#8760ab14;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#573e6e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>Hey there! Did you know that China has a traditional calendar called <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8fb2\u66c6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u519c\u5386<\/span> n\u00f3ngl\u00ec that&#8217;s based on the moon cycles? It&#8217;s different from the Gregorian calendar that most of us use.\ud83c\udf19<br>With the <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8fb2\u66c6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u519c\u5386<\/span> n\u00f3ngl\u00ec calendar, there are 12 or 13 lunar months in a year, and each month starts on the day of a new moon. Every lunar month has either 29 or 30 days, and a leap month is added to the calendar every two or three years to keep it aligned with the solar year.<br>Although most daily activities in China follow the Gregorian calendar, the <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8fb2\u66c6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u519c\u5386<\/span> n\u00f3ngl\u00ec calendar is still widely used for traditional purposes, such as scheduling traditional festivals and holidays. One of the most famous holidays based on this calendar is the Chinese New Year, which falls on the first day of the first lunar month. \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Date\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Date<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Mandarin Chinese, dates are typically expressed by naming the numbers first, followed by the character \u65e5 r\u00ec for written language or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u865f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53f7<\/span> h\u00e0o for spoken language to indicate that it is a date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25\u865f \u00e8rsh\u00edw\u01d4 h\u00e0o<br>25th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18\u65e5 sh\u00edb\u0101 r\u00ec<br>18th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>31\u865f s\u0101nsh\u00edy\u012b h\u00e0o<br>31th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2\u65e5 \u00e8r r\u00ec<br>2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dates are arranged from largest unit to smallest:&nbsp;year, month, day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">1876<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">4<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5<\/span><rt>r\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">1876<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">4<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5<\/span><rt>r\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Oct 4th, 1876<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">2023<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">15<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5<\/span><rt>r\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">2023<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">15<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5<\/span><rt>r\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Today is May 15th, 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class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">31<\/span><rt> 1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u865f<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u570b<\/span><rt>m\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">12<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">31<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f7<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u56fd<\/span><rt>m\u011bigu\u00f3<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He leaves for the United States on December 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Practice<\/mark><span 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