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Numbers, Time & Calendar in Chinese · HSK 6

70 Chinese words and phrases for numbers, time & calendar, at HSK 6 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 岁月 suìyuè
    years; the passage of time

    岁月改变了他的容貌。

    The years have changed his appearance.

  2. 光阴 guāngyīn
    time (literary)

    光阴似箭，日月如梭。

    Time flies like an arrow.

  3. 时光 shíguāng
    time; (fond) days

    我很怀念大学时光。

    I really miss my college days.

  4. 年头 niántóu
    years (of age/duration); times

    这房子有些年头了。

    This house has been around for quite a few years.

  5. 昼夜 zhòuyè
    day and night; round the clock

    工人们昼夜赶工。

    The workers are rushing the job day and night.

  6. 凌晨 língchén
    the small hours; before dawn

    他凌晨两点才睡。

    He didn't go to sleep until two in the morning.

  7. 黄昏 huánghūn
    dusk; twilight

    我们在黄昏时到达。

    We arrived at dusk.

  8. 刹那 chànà
    instant; split second

    刹那间灯全灭了。

    In a split second all the lights went out.

  9. 顷刻 qǐngkè
    in an instant; instantly

    雨顷刻就停了。

    The rain stopped in an instant.

  10. 转眼 zhuǎnyǎn
    in the blink of an eye

    转眼又到年底了。

    In the blink of an eye it's the end of the year again.

  11. 当初 dāngchū
    at the beginning; originally

    我后悔当初的决定。

    I regret the decision I made back then.

  12. 往年 wǎngnián
    previous years

    今年雨水比往年多。

    There has been more rain this year than in previous years.

  13. 先后 xiānhòu
    successively; one after another

    他先后换了三份工作。

    He changed jobs three times in succession.

  14. 向来 xiànglái
    always; all along (habitually)

    他做事向来认真。

    He has always been conscientious in his work.

  15. 频繁 pínfán
    frequent

    他最近出差很频繁。

    He has been traveling for work very frequently lately.

  16. 屡次 lǚcì
    repeatedly; time and again

    他屡次打破纪录。

    He has broken the record time and again.

  17. 每逢 měiféng
    whenever (a certain time) comes

    每逢周末他都去爬山。

    Every weekend he goes hiking.

  18. 上旬 shàngxún
    first ten days of a month

    三月上旬还比较冷。

    It's still rather cold in early March.

  19. 中旬 zhōngxún
    middle ten days of a month

    我们五月中旬出发。

    We set off in mid-May.

  20. 下旬 xiàxún
    last ten days of a month

    他六月下旬回国。

    He returns to his country in late June.

  21. 本月 běnyuè
    this month (formal)

    本月十五号发工资。

    Salaries are paid on the 15th of this month.

  22. 农历 nónglì
    lunar calendar

    端午节是农历五月初五。

    The Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.

  23. 闰年 rùnnián
    leap year

    闰年每四年一次。

    A leap year comes once every four years.

  24. 元旦 Yuándàn
    New Year's Day (Jan 1)

    元旦全国放假一天。

    On New Year's Day the whole country has a one-day holiday.

  25. 为期 wéiqī
    to last (a set period); lasting

    培训为期三个月。

    The training lasts three months.

  26. 周期 zhōuqī
    cycle; period

    产品更新周期越来越短。

    Product update cycles are getting shorter and shorter.

  27. 间隔 jiàngé
    interval; gap

    两次会议间隔一周。

    There is a one-week interval between the two meetings.

  28. 数额 shù'é
    amount; sum (of money)

    罚款数额相当大。

    The amount of the fine is quite large.

  29. 幅度 fúdù
    margin; extent (of change)

    物价上涨幅度不大。

    Prices have not risen by a large margin.

  30. 翻倍 fānbèi
    to double

    他的工资翻倍了。

    His salary has doubled.

  31. 递增 dìzēng
    to increase progressively

    产量按每年百分之五递增。

    Output increases progressively by five percent a year.

  32. 逐年 zhúnián
    year by year

    出生率在逐年下降。

    The birth rate is declining year by year.

  33. 日益 rìyì
    increasingly; day by day

    环境问题日益严重。

    Environmental problems are becoming more serious by the day.

  34. 拖延 tuōyán
    to delay; to procrastinate

    别再拖延时间了。

    Stop stalling for time.

  35. 与日俱增 yǔrìjùzēng
    to grow with each passing day

    他的名气与日俱增。

    His fame grows with each passing day.

  36. 争分夺秒 zhēngfēnduómiǎo
    to race against the clock

    医生们争分夺秒地抢救病人。

    The doctors raced against the clock to save the patient.

  37. 日新月异 rìxīnyuèyì
    changing with each passing day

    城市面貌日新月异。

    The face of the city changes with each passing day.

  38. 一朝一夕 yìzhāoyìxī
    overnight; in a short span of time

    习惯不是一朝一夕养成的。

    Habits are not formed overnight.

  39. 成千上万 chéngqiānshàngwàn
    thousands upon thousands

    广场上有成千上万的人。

    There are thousands upon thousands of people in the square.

  40. 屈指可数 qūzhǐkěshǔ
    so few they can be counted on one hand

    国内这样的专家屈指可数。

    Experts like this in the country can be counted on one hand.

  41. 转眼间，孩子们都长大成人了。 Zhuǎnyǎn jiān, háizimen dōu zhǎngdà chéngrén le.
    In the blink of an eye, the children have all grown up.
  42. 岁月不饶人，我们都老了。 Suìyuè bù ráo rén, wǒmen dōu lǎo le.
    Time spares no one — we've all grown old.
  43. 数据显示，网民数量正逐年递增。 Shùjù xiǎnshì, wǎngmín shùliàng zhèng zhúnián dìzēng.
    The data shows that the number of internet users is increasing year by year.
  44. 会议定于本月中旬在上海举行。 Huìyì dìngyú běnyuè zhōngxún zài Shànghǎi jǔxíng.
    The conference is scheduled to be held in Shanghai in the middle of this month.
  45. 报名将于八月下旬正式截止。 Bàomíng jiāngyú bā yuè xiàxún zhèngshì jiézhǐ.
    Registration will officially close in late August.
  46. 过去十年，房价几乎翻了一倍。 Guòqù shí nián, fángjià jīhū fānle yí bèi.
    Over the past decade, housing prices have nearly doubled.
  47. 今年销售额增长了百分之三十，幅度惊人。 Jīnnián xiāoshòu'é zēngzhǎngle bǎifēnzhī sānshí, fúdù jīngrén.
    Sales grew thirty percent this year — an astonishing margin.
  48. 春运期间，成千上万的人赶着回家过年。 Chūnyùn qījiān, chéngqiānshàngwàn de rén gǎnzhe huíjiā guònián.
    During the Spring Festival travel rush, thousands upon thousands of people hurry home for the New Year.
  49. 这样的机会一生中屈指可数。 Zhèyàng de jīhuì yìshēng zhōng qūzhǐkěshǔ.
    Opportunities like this come only a handful of times in a lifetime.
  50. 学好一门外语不是一朝一夕的事。 Xuéhǎo yì mén wàiyǔ búshì yìzhāoyìxī de shì.
    Mastering a foreign language is not something achieved overnight.
  51. 考试前，同学们都在争分夺秒地复习。 Kǎoshì qián, tóngxuémen dōu zài zhēngfēnduómiǎo de fùxí.
    Before the exam, the students were all cramming, racing against the clock.
  52. 近年来，人工智能技术日新月异。 Jìnnián lái, réngōng zhìnéng jìshù rìxīnyuèyì.
    In recent years, AI technology has been advancing with each passing day.
  53. 人们对健康的关注与日俱增。 Rénmen duì jiànkāng de guānzhù yǔrìjùzēng.
    People's attention to health is growing by the day.
  54. 农历新年一般在一月底或二月初。 Nónglì xīnnián yìbān zài yī yuè dǐ huò èr yuè chū.
    Lunar New Year usually falls in late January or early February.
  55. 每逢佳节倍思亲，这句诗说得真好。 Měiféng jiājié bèi sī qīn, zhè jù shī shuō de zhēn hǎo.
    "On every festive day we miss our loved ones all the more" — that line of poetry says it so well.
  56. 他熬到凌晨三点才写完报告。 Tā áo dào língchén sān diǎn cái xiěwán bàogào.
    He stayed up until three in the morning to finish the report.
  57. 工程一再拖延，预计年底才能完工。 Gōngchéng yízài tuōyán, yùjì niándǐ cáinéng wángōng.
    The project has been delayed again and again; it's now expected to be finished only by year's end.
  58. 展览为期两周，元旦当天开幕。 Zhǎnlǎn wéiqī liǎng zhōu, Yuándàn dàngtiān kāimù.
    The exhibition lasts two weeks and opens on New Year's Day.
  59. 地球绕太阳一周的周期约为三百六十五天。 Dìqiú rào tàiyáng yì zhōu de zhōuqī yuē wéi sānbǎi liùshíwǔ tiān.
    The Earth's orbital period around the sun is about 365 days.
  60. 地铁高峰期发车间隔只有两分钟。 Dìtiě gāofēngqī fāchē jiàngé zhǐyǒu liǎng fēnzhōng.
    During rush hour, the interval between subway trains is only two minutes.
  61. 这笔投资的数额高达五千万元。 Zhè bǐ tóuzī de shù'é gāodá wǔqiān wàn yuán.
    The amount of this investment is as high as fifty million yuan.
  62. 沙漠昼夜温差很大。 Shāmò zhòuyè wēnchā hěn dà.
    The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is huge.
  63. 黄昏时分，天边的晚霞美极了。 Huánghūn shífēn, tiānbiān de wǎnxiá měi jíle.
    At dusk, the sunset glow on the horizon was absolutely beautiful.
  64. 他向来守时，从不迟到。 Tā xiànglái shǒushí, cóngbù chídào.
    He has always been punctual and is never late.
  65. 经过屡次提醒，他终于改掉了拖拉的毛病。 Jīngguò lǚcì tíxǐng, tā zhōngyú gǎidiàole tuōlā de máobìng.
    After repeated reminders, he finally kicked his habit of dawdling.
  66. 当初要是听你的建议就好了。 Dāngchū yàoshi tīng nǐ de jiànyì jiù hǎo le.
    If only I had listened to your advice back then.
  67. 与往年相比，今年冬天来得特别早。 Yǔ wǎngnián xiāngbǐ, jīnnián dōngtiān lái de tèbié zǎo.
    Compared with previous years, winter has come especially early this year.
  68. 代表团先后访问了三个国家。 Dàibiǎotuán xiānhòu fǎngwènle sān ge guójiā.
    The delegation visited three countries in succession.
  69. 闰年的二月有二十九天。 Rùnnián de èr yuè yǒu èrshíjiǔ tiān.
    February has twenty-nine days in a leap year.
  70. 那一刹那，时间仿佛停止了。 Nà yí chànà, shíjiān fǎngfú tíngzhǐ le.
    In that split second, time seemed to stand still.

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