Frequently Used Chinese Sentences – Date and Time

Most of us may have a different schedule every day, sometimes we will have a meeting, sometimes maybe a business trip. The topic about the schedule we cannot avoid is time and date. So, do you know some frequently used sentences about date and time?

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1.
xiàn zài jǐ diǎn
Q:现在几点？
(What time is it? )
xiàn zài liǎnɡ diǎn/liǎnɡ diǎn yí kè/liǎnɡ diǎn bàn/liǎnɡ diǎn sān kè 。
A:现在两点/两点一刻/两点半/两点三刻。
(It’s 2 o’clock./2:15/2:30/2:45.)

2.
jīn tiān jǐ hào?
Q:今天几号？
(What’s the date today?)
shí bá hào。
A:18号。
(18th.)

3.
nǐ dǎ suɑn jǐ yuè huí ɡuó?
Q:你打算几月回国？
(Which month do you plan to go back to your country?)
wǔ yuè。
A:5月。
(In May.)

4.
nǐ xīnɡ qī jǐ qù běi jīnɡ chū chāi?
Q:你星期几去北京出差？
(What day of the week will you go to Beijing for a business trip?)
xīnɡ qī sì。
A:星期四。
(On Thursday.)

5.
nǐ xià ɡè xīnɡ qī liù yǒu kònɡ ér mɑ?
Q:你下个星期六有空儿吗？
(Do you have time on next Saturday?)
bù hǎo yì si，wǒ méi kònɡ ér。
A:不好意思，我没空儿。
(Sorry, I don’t have time.)

6.nǐ shén me shí hou yǒu shí jiān?
你什么时候有时间？
(When do you have time?)

7.zhōu mò wǒ hěn mánɡ。
周末我很忙。
(I’m very busy during the weekend.)

8.nǐ cónɡ jǐ diǎn dào jǐ diǎn shànɡ。
你从几点到几点上班？
(What are your working hours? )

9.wǒ mínɡ tiān zǎo shɑnɡ jiǔ diǎn lái jiē nǐ，hǎo mɑ？
我明天早上九点来接你，好吗？
(I’ll pick you up at 9:00 am tomorrow, okay?)

10.wǒ men jīn tiān jǐ diǎn zài nǎ ér jiàn？
我们今天几点在哪儿见？
(When and where shall we meet today?)

11.wǒ mínɡ tiān zǎo shɑnɡ shí diǎn bàn yǒu yí ɡè huì yì。
我明天早上十点半有一个会议。
(I’ll have a meeting at 10:30am tomorrow.)

12.nǐ kě yǐ jīn tiān wǎn shɑnɡ ɡěi wǒ dǎ diàn huà mɑ？
你可以今天晚上给我打电话吗？
(Can you call me tonight?)

13.wǒ děnɡ le nǐ èr shí fēn zhōnɡ。
我等了你20分钟。
(I have been waiting for you for 20 minutes.)

14.wǒ men zài zhè ér zhù le bàn nián。
我们在这儿住了半年。
(We have been living here for half of a year.)

15.nǐ mínɡ tiān jǐ diǎn ké yǐ dào ɡōnɡ sī？
你明天几点可以到公司？
(What time can you arrive at the company?)

16.nǐ dǎ suɑn mínɡ nián qù nǎ ér lǚ yóu？
你打算明年去哪儿旅游？
(Where do you plan to travel next year?)

17.nǐ de huǒ chē jǐ diǎn kāi？
你的火车几点开？
(What time is your train?)

18.wǒ hòu tiān xià wǔ wǔ diǎn bàn de fēi jī qù měi ɡuó。
我后天下午五点半的飞机去美国。
(My flight will leave for America at 5:30 pm the day after tomorrow.)

19.wǒ men zuó tiān xià wǔ zài fàn diàn jiàn miàn le。
我们昨天下午在饭店见面了。
(We met at the restaurant yesterday.)

20.wǒ qù nián bá yuè lái le zhōnɡ ɡuó。
我去年8月来了中国。
(I came to China in August last year.)

21.wǒ èr yuè bá hào shànɡ wǔ jiǔ diǎn bàn qù běi jīnɡ，èr yuè shí wǔ hào wǎn shɑnɡ shí yì diǎn huí shēn zhèn。
我2月8号上午9点半去北京，2月15号晚上11点回深圳。
(I’ll leave for Beijing at 9:30 a.m. on Feb 3, and I’ll be back at 11:00 p.m. on Feb 15th.)

22.zuó tiān shì èr líng yī bā nián yī yuè sān hào，xīnɡ qī sān。
昨天是2018年1月3号，星期三。
(Yesterday was Wednesday, Jan 3,2018.)

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