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🇹🇼 Traditional Chinese · HSK 6

Numbers, Time & Calendar in Traditional Chinese · HSK 6

70 Traditional 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. 歲月 suìyuè
    years; the passage of time

    歲月改變了他的容貌。

    The years have changed his appearance.

  2. 光陰 guāngyīn
    time (literary)

    光陰似箭，日月如梭。

    Time flies like an arrow.

  3. 時光 shíguāng
    time; (fond) days

    我很懷念大學時光。

    I really miss my college days.

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

    這房子有些年頭了。

    This house has been around for quite a few years.

  5. 晝夜 zhòuyè
    day and night; round the clock

    工人們晝夜趕工。

    The workers are rushing the job day and night.

  6. 凌晨 língchén
    the small hours; before dawn

    他凌晨兩點才睡。

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

  7. 黃昏 huánghūn
    dusk; twilight

    我們在黃昏時到達。

    We arrived at dusk.

  8. 剎那 chànà
    instant; split second

    剎那間燈全滅了。

    In a split second all the lights went out.

  9. 頃刻 qǐngkè
    in an instant; instantly

    雨頃刻就停了。

    The rain stopped in an instant.

  10. 轉眼 zhuǎnyǎn
    in the blink of an eye

    轉眼又到年底了。

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

  11. 當初 dāngchū
    at the beginning; originally

    我後悔當初的決定。

    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. 先後 xiānhòu
    successively; one after another

    他先後換了三份工作。

    He changed jobs three times in succession.

  14. 向來 xiànglái
    always; all along (habitually)

    他做事向來認真。

    He has always been conscientious in his work.

  15. 頻繁 pínfán
    frequent

    他最近出差很頻繁。

    He has been traveling for work very frequently lately.

  16. 屢次 lǚcì
    repeatedly; time and again

    他屢次打破紀錄。

    He has broken the record time and again.

  17. 每逢 měiféng
    whenever (a certain time) comes

    每逢週末他都去爬山。

    Every weekend he goes hiking.

  18. 上旬 shàngxún
    first ten days of a month

    三月上旬還比較冷。

    It's still rather cold in early March.

  19. 中旬 zhōngxún
    middle ten days of a month

    我們五月中旬出發。

    We set off in mid-May.

  20. 下旬 xiàxún
    last ten days of a month

    他六月下旬回國。

    He returns to his country in late June.

  21. 本月 běnyuè
    this month (formal)

    本月十五號發工資。

    Salaries are paid on the 15th of this month.

  22. 農曆 nónglì
    lunar calendar

    端午節是農曆五月初五。

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

  23. 閏年 rùnnián
    leap year

    閏年每四年一次。

    A leap year comes once every four years.

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

    元旦全國放假一天。

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

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

    培訓為期三個月。

    The training lasts three months.

  26. 週期 zhōuqī
    cycle; period

    產品更新週期越來越短。

    Product update cycles are getting shorter and shorter.

  27. 間隔 jiàngé
    interval; gap

    兩次會議間隔一週。

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

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

    罰款數額相當大。

    The amount of the fine is quite large.

  29. 幅度 fúdù
    margin; extent (of change)

    物價上漲幅度不大。

    Prices have not risen by a large margin.

  30. 翻倍 fānbèi
    to double

    他的工資翻倍了。

    His salary has doubled.

  31. 遞增 dìzēng
    to increase progressively

    產量按每年百分之五遞增。

    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

    環境問題日益嚴重。

    Environmental problems are becoming more serious by the day.

  34. 拖延 tuōyán
    to delay; to procrastinate

    別再拖延時間了。

    Stop stalling for time.

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

    他的名氣與日俱增。

    His fame grows with each passing day.

  36. 爭分奪秒 zhēngfēnduómiǎo
    to race against the clock

    醫生們爭分奪秒地搶救病人。

    The doctors raced against the clock to save the patient.

  37. 日新月異 rìxīnyuèyì
    changing with each passing day

    城市面貌日新月異。

    The face of the city changes with each passing day.

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

    習慣不是一朝一夕養成的。

    Habits are not formed overnight.

  39. 成千上萬 chéngqiānshàngwàn
    thousands upon thousands

    廣場上有成千上萬的人。

    There are thousands upon thousands of people in the square.

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

    國內這樣的專家屈指可數。

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

  41. 轉眼間，孩子們都長大成人了。 Zhuǎnyǎn jiān, háizimen dōu zhǎngdà chéngrén le.
    In the blink of an eye, the children have all grown up.
  42. 歲月不饒人，我們都老了。 Suìyuè bù ráo rén, wǒmen dōu lǎo le.
    Time spares no one — we've all grown old.
  43. 數據顯示，網民數量正逐年遞增。 Shùjù xiǎnshì, wǎngmín shùliàng zhèng zhúnián dìzēng.
    The data shows that the number of internet users is increasing year by year.
  44. 會議定於本月中旬在上海舉行。 Huìyì dìngyú běnyuè zhōngxún zài Shànghǎi jǔxíng.
    The conference is scheduled to be held in Shanghai in the middle of this month.
  45. 報名將於八月下旬正式截止。 Bàomíng jiāngyú bā yuè xiàxún zhèngshì jiézhǐ.
    Registration will officially close in late August.
  46. 過去十年，房價幾乎翻了一倍。 Guòqù shí nián, fángjià jīhū fānle yí bèi.
    Over the past decade, housing prices have nearly doubled.
  47. 今年銷售額增長了百分之三十，幅度驚人。 Jīnnián xiāoshòu'é zēngzhǎngle bǎifēnzhī sānshí, fúdù jīngrén.
    Sales grew thirty percent this year — an astonishing margin.
  48. 春運期間，成千上萬的人趕著回家過年。 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. 這樣的機會一生中屈指可數。 Zhèyàng de jīhuì yìshēng zhōng qūzhǐkěshǔ.
    Opportunities like this come only a handful of times in a lifetime.
  50. 學好一門外語不是一朝一夕的事。 Xuéhǎo yì mén wàiyǔ búshì yìzhāoyìxī de shì.
    Mastering a foreign language is not something achieved overnight.
  51. 考試前，同學們都在爭分奪秒地複習。 Kǎoshì qián, tóngxuémen dōu zài zhēngfēnduómiǎo de fùxí.
    Before the exam, the students were all cramming, racing against the clock.
  52. 近年來，人工智能技術日新月異。 Jìnnián lái, réngōng zhìnéng jìshù rìxīnyuèyì.
    In recent years, AI technology has been advancing with each passing day.
  53. 人們對健康的關注與日俱增。 Rénmen duì jiànkāng de guānzhù yǔrìjùzēng.
    People's attention to health is growing by the day.
  54. 農曆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. 每逢佳節倍思親，這句詩說得真好。 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. 他熬到凌晨三點才寫完報告。 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，預計年底才能完工。 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. 展覽為期兩週，元旦當天開幕。 Zhǎnlǎn wéiqī liǎng zhōu, Yuándàn dàngtiān kāimù.
    The exhibition lasts two weeks and opens on New Year's Day.
  59. 地球繞太陽一週的週期約為三百六十五天。 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. 地鐵高峰期發車間隔只有兩分鐘。 Dìtiě gāofēngqī fāchē jiàngé zhǐyǒu liǎng fēnzhōng.
    During rush hour, the interval between subway trains is only two minutes.
  61. 這筆投資的數額高達五千萬元。 Zhè bǐ tóuzī de shù'é gāodá wǔqiān wàn yuán.
    The amount of this investment is as high as fifty million yuan.
  62. 沙漠晝夜溫差很大。 Shāmò zhòuyè wēnchā hěn dà.
    The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is huge.
  63. 黃昏時分，天邊的晚霞美極了。 Huánghūn shífēn, tiānbiān de wǎnxiá měi jíle.
    At dusk, the sunset glow on the horizon was absolutely beautiful.
  64. 他向來守時，從不遲到。 Tā xiànglái shǒushí, cóngbù chídào.
    He has always been punctual and is never late.
  65. 經過屢次提醒，他終於改掉了拖拉的毛病。 Jīngguò lǚcì tíxǐng, tā zhōngyú gǎidiàole tuōlā de máobìng.
    After repeated reminders, he finally kicked his habit of dawdling.
  66. 當初要是聽你的建議就好了。 Dāngchū yàoshi tīng nǐ de jiànyì jiù hǎo le.
    If only I had listened to your advice back then.
  67. 與往年相比，今年冬天來得特別早。 Yǔ wǎngnián xiāngbǐ, jīnnián dōngtiān lái de tèbié zǎo.
    Compared with previous years, winter has come especially early this year.
  68. 代表團先後訪問了三個國家。 Dàibiǎotuán xiānhòu fǎngwènle sān ge guójiā.
    The delegation visited three countries in succession.
  69. 閏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. 那一剎那，時間彷彿停止了。 Nà yí chànà, shíjiān fǎngfú tíngzhǐ le.
    In that split second, time seemed to stand still.

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