Chinese word

几号

Pronunciation

Pinyinjǐ hào

Meaning

  • pronounwhat date

Example

你的生日几号？nǐ de shēng rì jǐ hào

What date is your birthday?

Illustration for 几号 (what date)

More examples

我忘了现在几号了。wǒ wàng le xiàn zài jǐ hào le

I forgot what date it is now.

Core concept

A short spoken question that locates an event by its numbered day in the month.

Common phrases

  • 你的生日几号nǐ de shēng rì jǐ hào

    What date is your birthday

  • 今天是几号jīn tiān shì jǐ hào

    What date is it today

  • 我们几号见面wǒ men jǐ hào jiàn miàn

    What date are we meeting

Similar words

哪一天nǎ yì tiān: A question asking which specific day an event happens.
几号儿jǐ hàor: A regional spoken way to ask for an event's numbered calendar date.
星期几xīng qī jǐ: A question asking which day of the week an event falls on.
几日jǐ rì: A written-style question asking for the day number within a month.

Definition in Chinese

用于口语、简短地询问某事在几号发生，常见于问生日、约会或当天日期，属于日常疑问短语。yòng yú kóu yǔ jián duǎn dì xún wèn mǒu shì zài jǐ hào fā shēng cháng jiàn yú wèn shēng rì yuē huì huò dàng tiān rì qī shǔ yú rì cháng yí wèn duán yǔ

Word origin

The word combines 几 (jǐ, "how many") with 号 (hào, "number or date marker"), turning a question about quantity into a question about a day's calendar number.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often use "when" for birthdays and appointments, but English also needs a separate choice between a weekday and a calendar date; this Chinese form selects the date-number reading.

Other meanings

  • which daypronoun

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