Time
| Jīntiān jǐ hào? | 今天几号？ | What date is it today? |  |
| Jīntiān bā hào. | 今天八号。 | Today is the 8th. | |
| Jīntiān xīngqī jǐ? | 今天星期几？ | What day is today? | |
| Jīntiān xīngqīyī. | 今天星期一。 | Today is Monday. | |
| Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? | 现在几点？ | What time is it? | |
| Xiànzài shí'èr diǎn. | 现在十二点。 | It's 12 o'clock. | |
| Dōu zhème wǎn le. | 都这么晚了。 | Time is so late now. | |
| Wǒmen jǐ diǎn shàngkè? | 我们几点上课？ | When does our class begin? | |
| Wǒmen bā diǎn shàngkè. | 我们八点上课。 | It begins at eight o'clock. | |
| Dào xiě zuòyè de shíjiān le. | 到写作业的时间了。 | It's time to do our homework. | |