HSK 2: Time & Dates
Time & Dates: Vocabulary for time, dates, and everyday scheduling
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Pinyin is the standard romanisation used to show Mandarin pronunciation using the Latin alphabet. You’ll often see tone marks on the vowels to show the four tones (plus the neutral tone), for example mā / má / mǎ / mà / ma. “Numbered pinyin” shows the same tones using a number after the syllable instead of tone marks, for example ma1 / ma2 / ma3 / ma4 / ma (sometimes written as ma5 for the neutral tone). Numbered pinyin is handy when you can’t easily type tone marks, while tone-mark pinyin is usually easier to read once you’re used to it.
半夜
- Pinyin: bàn yè
- Numbered pinyin: ban4 ye4
- English translation: midnight
不久
- Pinyin: bù jiǔ
- Numbered pinyin: bu4 jiu3
- English translation: soon, shortly
不一会儿
- Pinyin: bù yí huìr
- Numbered pinyin: bu4 yi2 hui4 r5
- English translation: in a moment
重新
- Pinyin: chóng xīn
- Numbered pinyin: chong2 xin1
- English translation: again, anew
从小
- Pinyin: cóng xiǎo
- Numbered pinyin: cong2 xiao3
- English translation: since childhood
当时
- Pinyin: dāng shí
- Numbered pinyin: dang1 shi2
- English translation: at that time
等到
- Pinyin: děng dào
- Numbered pinyin: deng3 dao4
- English translation: to wait until
多久
- Pinyin: duō jiǔ
- Numbered pinyin: duo1 jiu3
- English translation: how long
分钟
- Pinyin: fēn zhōng
- Numbered pinyin: fen1 zhong1
- English translation: minute
刚
- Pinyin: gāng
- Numbered pinyin: gang1
- English translation: just, recently
刚才
- Pinyin: gāng cái
- Numbered pinyin: gang1 cai2
- English translation: just now
刚刚
- Pinyin: gāng gāng
- Numbered pinyin: gang1 gang1
- English translation: just, a moment ago
过去
- Pinyin: guò qù
- Numbered pinyin: guo4 qu4
- English translation: to pass, to go by
好久
- Pinyin: hǎo jiǔ
- Numbered pinyin: hao3 jiu3
- English translation: a long time
后来
- Pinyin: hòu lái
- Numbered pinyin: hou4 lai2
- English translation: afterwards, later
忽然
- Pinyin: hū rán
- Numbered pinyin: hu1 ran2
- English translation: suddenly
假
- Pinyin: jià
- Numbered pinyin: jia4
- English translation: vacation, holiday
假期
- Pinyin: jià qī
- Numbered pinyin: jia4 qi1
- English translation: vacation period
接下来
- Pinyin: jiē xià lái
- Numbered pinyin: jie1 xia4 lai2
- English translation: next, following
接着
- Pinyin: jiē zhe
- Numbered pinyin: jie1 zhe5
- English translation: then, afterwards
节日
- Pinyin: jié rì
- Numbered pinyin: jie2 ri4
- English translation: festival, holiday
今后
- Pinyin: jīn hòu
- Numbered pinyin: jin1 hou4
- English translation: from now on, in the future
经常
- Pinyin: jīng cháng
- Numbered pinyin: jing1 chang2
- English translation: often
就要
- Pinyin: jiù yào
- Numbered pinyin: jiu4 yao4
- English translation: about to, going to
快要
- Pinyin: kuài yào
- Numbered pinyin: kuai4 yao4
- English translation: soon, about to
那会儿
- Pinyin: nà huì r
- Numbered pinyin: na4 hui4 r5
- English translation: at that time
那时候
- Pinyin: nà shí hòu
- Numbered pinyin: na4 shi2 hou4
- English translation: at that time
平时
- Pinyin: píng shí
- Numbered pinyin: ping2 shi2
- English translation: normally, in peacetime
前年
- Pinyin: qián nián
- Numbered pinyin: qian2 nian2
- English translation: the year before last
秋天
- Pinyin: qiū tiān
- Numbered pinyin: qiu1 tian1
- English translation: autumn
全年
- Pinyin: quán nián
- Numbered pinyin: quan2 nian2
- English translation: the whole year
日子
- Pinyin: rì zi
- Numbered pinyin: ri4 zi5
- English translation: day, life (in general)
上周
- Pinyin: shàng zhōu
- Numbered pinyin: shang4 zhou1
- English translation: last week
随时
- Pinyin: suí shí
- Numbered pinyin: sui2 shi2
- English translation: at any time
同时
- Pinyin: tóng shí
- Numbered pinyin: tong2 shi2
- English translation: at the same time
下周
- Pinyin: xià zhōu
- Numbered pinyin: xia4 zhou1
- English translation: next week
小时候
- Pinyin: xiǎo shí hòu
- Numbered pinyin: xiao3 shi2 hou5
- English translation: childhood
夜
- Pinyin: yè
- Numbered pinyin: ye4
- English translation: night
夜里
- Pinyin: yè li
- Numbered pinyin: ye4 li5
- English translation: at night
一会儿
- Pinyin: yí huì r
- Numbered pinyin: yi2 hui4 r5
- English translation: a little while, moment
已经
- Pinyin: yǐ jīng
- Numbered pinyin: yi3 jing1
- English translation: already
以后
- Pinyin: yǐ hòu
- Numbered pinyin: yi3 hou4
- English translation: later, afterwards, in the future
以前
- Pinyin: yǐ qián
- Numbered pinyin: yi3 qian2
- English translation: before, previously
一生
- Pinyin: yì shēng
- Numbered pinyin: yi4 sheng1
- English translation: lifetime, all one’s life
一直
- Pinyin: yì zhí
- Numbered pinyin: yi4 zhi2
- English translation: continuously, always
永远
- Pinyin: yǒng yuǎn
- Numbered pinyin: yong3 yuan3
- English translation: forever, always
有空儿
- Pinyin: yǒu kòng r
- Numbered pinyin: you3 kong4 r5
- English translation: to have free time
原来
- Pinyin: yuán lái
- Numbered pinyin: yuan2 lai2
- English translation: originally
月份
- Pinyin: yuè fèn
- Numbered pinyin: yue4 fen4
- English translation: month
早晨
- Pinyin: zǎo chén
- Numbered pinyin: zao3 chen2
- English translation: morning
早就
- Pinyin: zǎo jiù
- Numbered pinyin: zao3 jiu4
- English translation: long ago, already
这时候
- Pinyin: zhè shí hòu
- Numbered pinyin: zhe4 shi2 hou4
- English translation: at this time
周
- Pinyin: zhōu
- Numbered pinyin: zhou1
- English translation: week
周末
- Pinyin: zhōu mò
- Numbered pinyin: zhou1 mo4
- English translation: weekend
周年
- Pinyin: zhōu nián
- Numbered pinyin: zhou1 nian2
- English translation: anniversary
最近
- Pinyin: zuì jìn
- Numbered pinyin: zui4 jin4
- English translation: recently
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