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Words and Phrases about Year, Month, Week, and Day
Here is how each Mandarin sound is written in pinyin, with its approximate English
equivalent. Remember, they are only APPROXIMATE equivalent sounds. Please
Dayrefer to the Pinyin
Theseries
day before
Yesterdayfor correct pronunciation.
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tin

yesterday

(qin tin)

zu tin

jn tin

Tomorrow

mn tin

Year

nin

Last last year

qin nin

Last year

q nin

This year

jn nin

Next year

mn nin

Next next year

hu nin

Week

xn q

Last last week

shn shn e xn q

Last week

shn e xn q

This week

zh e xn q

Next week

xi e xn q

Next next week

xi xi e xn q

Month

yu

Last last month

shn shn e yu

Last month

shn e yu

This month

zh e yu

Next month

xi e yu

Next next month

xi xi e yu

Everyday

mi tin

Meals
/
fn

Early morning

zo shn

Morning

shn w

Breakfast
/
zo fn

Noon

zhn w

Afternoon

xi w

Lunch
/
w fn

Evening

wn shn

The day after

tomorrow

hu tin

Midnight

bn y

Dinner
/
wn fn


The
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of Chinese Time Words
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Pinyin
Pronunciation
Cheat
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Words and Phrases about Year, Month, Week, and Day
Here is how each Mandarin sound is written in pinyin, with its approximate English
equivalent. Remember, they are only APPROXIMATE equivalent sounds. Please
refer to the Pinyin series on www.yoyochinese.com for correct
Month
Week pronunciation.

yu
Last Month

shn e yu

xn q
Past (Up)

shn

Last Week

shn ge xn q

Last Weekend

shn e zhu m

Last Monday

shn ge xn q

This Month

zh e yu

Present

This Week

zh e xn q

This Weekend

zh ge zhu m

This Thursday

zh ge xn q s

Next Month

xi e yu

Future (Down)

xi

Next Week

xi ge xn q

Next Weekend

xi ge zhu m

Next Friday

xi ge xn q w


The
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Pinyin
Pronunciation
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Words and Phrases about Year, Month, Week, and Day
Here is how each Mandarin sound is written in pinyin, with its approximate English
equivalent. Remember, they are only APPROXIMATE equivalent sounds. Please
refer to the Pinyin series on www.yoyochinese.com
for correct
pronunciation.
Chinese Timeline
(during
the day)

Past (Up)

shn
Early Morning

zo shn

Breakfast

zo fn

Late Morning

shn w
Midday (Noon)

zhn w

Lunch

w fn

Afternoon

xi w
Evening

wn shn

Dinner

wn fn
Future (Down)

xi