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“date” in Chinese

Chinese

Also日期 (rì qī) · 交往 (jiāo wǎng) · 约会 (yuē huì)

Pronunciation

Pinyinhào

Example

今天是几号?jīn tiān shì jǐ hào

What date is it today?

Illustration for 号 (date)

How to say “date” in Chinese

“Date” in Chinese is 号 (hào).

A number that labels something by its place in an ordered system, such as a day, an item, or a size.

Full entry for 号: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 号

我不知道明天是几号。wǒ bù zhī dào míng tiān shì jǐ hào

I don't know what date tomorrow is.

Tips for using 号

  • English usually expresses a calendar date with an ordinal such as "third," but Chinese uses the ordinary day number with this word, making the two patterns easy to distinguish.

Other Chinese words for “date”

今天的日期是多少?jīn tiān de rì qī shì duō shǎo

What is today's date?

他们已经开始交往了。tā men yǐ jīng kāi shǐ jiāo wǎng le

They have already started dating.

他们周末要约会。tā men zhōu mò yāo yuē huì

They will go on a date this weekend.

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