Vocabulary: Time, calendar & frequency
Hours, days, seasons, basic holidays and frequency expressions.
Survival · HSK 1–2HSK 1–3A3
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 天 | tiān | classifier day |
| 1 | 年 | nián | classifier year |
| 1 | 晚 | wǎn | Late |
| 1 | 月 | yuè | Month |
| 1 | 一个 | yígè / yīge | a |
| 1 | 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning |
| 1 | 今天 | jīntiān | Today |
| 1 | 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 1 | 今晚 | jīnwǎn | Tonight |
| 1 | 分钟 | fēnzhōng | Minute |
| 1 | 半年 | bàn nián | Year |
| 1 | 天气 | tiānqì | Weather |
| 1 | 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently |
| 1 | 年年 | niánnián | Year |
| 1 | 放学 | fàng xué | School is over |
| 1 | 新年 | xīn nián | New Year |
| 1 | 时钟 | shízhōng | Clock |
| 1 | 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 1 | 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 1 | 星期 | xīngqī | Week |
| 1 | 昨天 | zuótiān | Yesterday |
| 1 | 晚上 | wănshang / wǎnshang | Evening |
| 1 | 晚地 | wǎndì | Late |
| 1 | 晚晚 | wǎnwǎn | Late |
| 1 | 晚的 | wǎnde | Late |
| 1 | 现在 | xiànzài | now |
| 1 | 钟点 | zhōngdiǎn | Hour |
| 1 | 后后来 | hòuhòulái | More |
| 1 | 在今天 | zàijīntiān | Today |
| 1 | 星期天 | xīng qī tiān | Sunday |
| 1 | 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday |
| 1 | 有一天 | yǒuyītiān | Someday |
| 1 | 有时候 | yǒu shí | yǒu shí hòu / yǒu shí hou | Sometimes |
| 1 | 现在的 | xiànzàide | Present |
| 1 | 午饭时间 | wǔfànshíjiān | Lunchtime |
| 1 | 大一新生 | dàyīxīnshēng | Freshman |
| 1 | 晚一些的 | wǎnyīxiēde | More |
| 1 | 上床的时间 | shàngchuángdeshíjiān | Bedtime |
| 1 | 睡觉的时间 | shuìjiàodeshíjiān | Bedtime |
| 2 | 久 | jiǔ / jǐu | Long |
| 2 | 晨 | chén | dawn |
| 2 | 上周 | shàng zhōu | Week |
| 2 | 下周 | xià zhōu | Week |
| 2 | 假节 | jiǎjié | Holiday |
| 2 | 全年 | quán nián | Whole year anualy |
| 2 | 准时 | zhǔnshí | on time |
| 2 | 前年 | qián nián | the year before last |
| 2 | 午睡 | wǔ shuì | Nap siesta |
| 2 | 半夜 | bàn yè | Midnight |
| 2 | 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 2 | 同时 | tóngshí | at the same time |
| 2 | 周末 | zhōumò | Weekend |
| 2 | 多久 | duō jiǔ / duō jǐu | How long |
| 2 | 好久 | hǎo jiǔ / hǎo jǐu | A long time |
| 2 | 小时 | xiǎo shí | Hour |
| 2 | 时间 | shí jiān | Time |
| 2 | 春天 | chūn tiān | Spring |
| 2 | 春节 | chūn jié | Year |
| 2 | 晴天 | qíng tiān | Sunny |
| 2 | 有时 | yǒushí | sometimes |
| 2 | 有空 | yŏu kòngr / yǒu kòng | Have free time |
| 2 | 每日 | měirì | Daily |
| 2 | 每月 | měiyuè | Monthly |
| 2 | 永不 | yǒngbù | Never |
| 2 | 过夜 | guòyè | Overnight |
| 2 | 过年 | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 2 | 那会 | nà huìr | Time |
| 2 | 阴天 | yīn tiān | Cloudy |
| 2 | 从来曾 | cóngláicéng | Alguna vez |
| 2 | 以后的 | yǐhòude | More |
| 2 | 小时候 | xiǎo shí hòu / xiǎo shí hou | childhood |
| 2 | 小时等 | xiǎoshíděng | Per |
| 2 | 整夜地 | zhěngyèdì | Overnight |
| 2 | 每天的 | měitiānde | Everyday |
| 2 | 永远不 | yǒngyuǎnbù | Never |
| 2 | 经常地 | jīngchángdì | Frequently |
| 2 | 经常常 | jīngchángcháng | Often |
| 2 | 经常的 | jīngchángde | Frequent |
| 2 | 过夜地 | guòyèdì | Overnight |
| 2 | 午餐时间 | wǔcānshíjiān | Lunchtime |
| 2 | 为安排时间 | wèiānpáishíjiān | Time |
| 2 | 安排的时间 | ānpáideshíjiān | Time |
| 2 | 很不经常地 | hěnbùjīngchángdì | Rarely |
| 2 | 午餐时间午场 | wǔcānshíjiānwǔchǎng | Lunchtime |
| 2 | 课间休息时间 | kèjiānxiūxīshíjiān | Playtime |
| 2 | 大学一年级新生 | dàxuéyìniánjíxīnshēng | Freshman |
| 3 | 及 | jí | and |
| 3 | 一直 | yì zhí / yī zhí | continuously |
| 3 | 从来 | cónglái | always |
| 3 | 以来 | yǐlái / yǐlái | Since |
| 3 | 后年 | hòu nián | The year after next |
| 3 | 国庆 | guó qìng | National Day |
| 3 | 夏季 | xiàjì | Verano |
| 3 | 始终 | shǐzhōng / shǐzhōng | from beginning to end |
| 3 | 年初 | nián chū | beginning of the year |
| 3 | 年底 | nián dǐ / nián dǐ | end of the year |
| 3 | 年级 | nián jí | Grade |
| 3 | 往往 | wǎngwǎng / wǎngwǎng | often |
| 3 | 总是 | zǒngshì / zǒngshì | Always |
| 3 | 整天 | zhěng tiān | All |
| 3 | 春季 | chūnjì | Spring |
| 3 | 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently |
| 3 | 迟到 | chí dào | To be late |
| 3 | 迟地 | chídì | Late |
| 3 | 迟的 | chíde | Late |
| 3 | 飞转 | fēizhuàn | Spin |
| 3 | 工作日 | gōng zuò rì | workday |
| 3 | 较晚的 | jiàowǎnde | More |
| 3 | 总有一天 | zǒngyǒuyītiān | Someday |
| 3 | 在某个时候 | zàimǒugèshíhòu | Sometime |
| 3 | 不管什么时候 | bùguǎnshénmeshíhòu | Always |
| 4 | 暑 | shǔ | hot |
| 4 | 人生 | rénshēng | Life |
| 4 | 假日 | jiàrì | a holiday |
| 4 | 偶尔 | ǒu ěr | Ocasionalmente |
| 4 | 只要 | zhǐ yào | As long as |
| 4 | 按时 | àn shí | on time |
| 4 | 日常 | rìcháng | day-to-day |
| 4 | 暂停 | zàntíng | to suspend |
| 4 | 月份 | yuèfèn | Month |
| 4 | 秒钟 | miǎozhōng | Second |
| 4 | 老是 | lǎoshì / lǎoshi | always |
| 4 | 来不及 | lái bù jí / lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth) |
| 4 | 节假日 | jiéjiàrì | festivals and holidays |
| 4 | 一夜之间 | yīyèzhījiān | Overnight |
| 5 | 夕 | xī | evening |
| 5 | 旦 | dàn | dawn |
| 5 | 久远 | jiǔyuǎn / jǐuyuǎn | long |
| 5 | 今日 | jīnrì | Today |
| 5 | 从不 | cóng bù never / cóng bù | Never |
| 5 | 付出 | fùchū | to pay |
| 5 | 元旦 | Yuándàn | New Year's Day |
| 5 | 夜间 | yèjiān | night |
| 5 | 如今 | rújīn | nowadays |
| 5 | 学年 | xuénián | academic year |
| 5 | 当前 | dāngqián | to face |
| 5 | 想念 | xiǎng niàn | to miss |
| 5 | 时常 | shícháng | often |
| 5 | 熬夜 | áoyè | to stay up late or all night |
| 5 | 自从 | zìcóng | Since |
| 5 | 至今 | zhìjīn | up to now |
| 5 | 花费 | huāfèi | to spend |
| 5 | 随后 | suíhòu | afterward |
| 5 | 黄金 | huángjīn | Gold |
| 5 | 纪念日 | jìniànrì | Anniversary |
| 5 | 最后期限 | zuìhòuqīxiàn | Deadline |
| 6 | 宵 | xiāo | night |
| 6 | 上旬 | shàngxún | Early part of the month |
| 6 | 下旬 | xiàxún | Late part of the month |
| 6 | 不时 | bùshí | at times |
| 6 | 不曾 | bùcéng | never |
| 6 | 中旬 | zhōngxún | Middle ten days of a month |
| 6 | 从未 | cóngwèi | never |
| 6 | 历年 | lìnián | Over the years |
| 6 | 回头 | huítóu | To turn around |
| 6 | 实时 | shíshí | real-time |
| 6 | 岁月 | suìyuè | Years |
| 6 | 当天 | dàngtiān / dāngtiān | that very day |
| 6 | 往后 | wǎnghòu | from now on |
| 6 | 截至 | jiézhì | as of |
| 6 | 日前 | rìqián | A few days ago |
| 6 | 日后 | rìhòu | In the future |
| 6 | 日夜 | rìyè | Day and night |
| 6 | 日益 | rìyì | increasingly |
| 6 | 时光 | shíguāng | Time |
| 6 | 时速 | shísù | Speed per hour |
| 6 | 期限 | qīxiàn | Time limit |
| 6 | 深夜 | shēnyè | Late night |
| 6 | 清晨 | qīngchén | early morning |
| 6 | 菊花 | júhuā | Chrysanthemum |
| 6 | 钟头 | zhōngtóu | Hour |
| 6 | 频繁 | pínfán | Frequent |
| 7 | 乍 | zhà | first time |
| 7 | 來 | lái | to arrive |
| 7 | 勿 | wù | must not |
| 7 | 夤 | yín | late at night |
| 7 | 宙 | zhòu | space |
| 7 | 屡 | lǚ | frequently |
| 7 | 屢 | lǚ | frequently |
| 7 | 崦 | yān | a mountain in Kansu where the sun is supposed to set at n… |
| 7 | 旰 | gàn | sunset |
| 7 | 昕 | xīn | day |
| 7 | 時 | shí | time |
| 7 | 晏 | yàn | peaceful |
| 7 | 晡 | bū | late afternoon |
| 7 | 晦 | huì | dark |
| 7 | 晷 | guǐ | the sun's shadow |
| 7 | 暇 | xiá | leisure |
| 7 | 暾 | tūn | sunrise |
| 7 | 朔 | shuò | beginning |
| 7 | 氿 | guǐ | spring |
| 7 | 汐 | xī | night tide |
| 7 | 烊 | yáng | to smelt |
| 7 | 狙 | jū | monkey |
| 7 | 獠 | liáo | to hunt at night with torches |
| 7 | 瞩 | zhǔ | to focus on |
| 7 | 瞰 | kàn | to watch |
| 7 | 矚 | zhǔ | to focus on |
| 7 | 窥 | kuī | to peep |
| 7 | 窺 | kuī | to peep |
| 7 | 笄 | jī | hairpin |
| 7 | 簧 | huáng | Reed |
| 7 | 翌 | yì | bright |
| 7 | 苒 | rǎn | lush |
| 7 | 茲 | zī | now |
| 7 | 萱 | xuān | day-lily |
| 7 | 蒐 | sōu | collect |
| 7 | 覷 | qù | to peep |
| 7 | 觑 | qù | to peep |
| 7 | 輒 | zhé | often |
| 7 | 辄 | zhé | often |
| 7 | 醴 | lǐ | sweet wine |
| 7 | 錶 | biǎo | to show |
| 7 | 閑 | xián | fence |
| 7 | 饉 | jǐn | a time of famine or crop failure |
| 7 | 馑 | jǐn | a time of famine or crop failure |
| 7 | 不及 | bùjí | Not as good as |
| 7 | 不朽 | bùxiǔ / bùxǐu | Immortal |
| 7 | 专职 | zhuānzhí | Full-time job |
| 7 | 临近 | línjìn | To be close to |
| 7 | 佳节 | jiājié | Fiesta |
| 7 | 前夕 | qiánxī | Eve |
| 7 | 历时 | lìshí | To last |
| 7 | 历来 | lìlái | Always |
| 7 | 向来 | xiànglái | Always |
| 7 | 周岁 | zhōusuì | Year of age |
| 7 | 夜班 | yèbān | Night shift |
| 7 | 届时 | jièshí | At that time |
| 7 | 屡屡 | lǚlǚ | Often |
| 7 | 平日 | píngrì | Ordinary day |
| 7 | 年画 | niánhuà | New Year painting |
| 7 | 开张 | kāizhāng | To open (a business) |
| 7 | 当日 | dāngrì / dàngrì | That day |
| 7 | 当晚 | dàngwǎn / dāngwǎn | That evening |
| 7 | 彻夜 | chèyè | All night |
| 7 | 慈祥 | cíxiáng | Kind and benevolent |
| 7 | 改日 | gǎirì | Another day |
| 7 | 日趋 | rìqū | Day by day |
| 7 | 时时 | shíshí | All the time |
| 7 | 时节 | shíjié | season |
| 7 | 昼夜 | zhòuyè | Day and night |
| 7 | 来年 | láinián | Next year |
| 7 | 次日 | cìrì | The next day |
| 7 | 正月 | zhēngyuè | First month of the lunar calendar |
| 7 | 永久 | yǒngjiǔ / yǒngjǐu | Permanent |
| 7 | 流逝 | liúshì / líushì | Pass (of time) |
| 7 | 白昼 | báizhòu | Daylight |
| 7 | 盛夏 | shèngxià | Mid-summer |
| 7 | 空隙 | kòngxì | Gap |
| 7 | 耗时 | hàoshí | Time-consuming |
| 7 | 腊月 | làyuè | Twelfth month of the lunar calendar |
| 7 | 蘑菇 | mógu | Mushroom |
| 7 | 议程 | yìchéng | Agenda |
| 7 | 迟早 | chízǎo | Sooner or later |
| 7 | 迟迟 | chíchí | Slowly |
| 7 | 适时 | shìshí | Timely |
| 7 | 逐年 | zhúnián | Year by year |
| 7 | 逗留 | dòuliú / dòulíu | Stay |
| 7 | 通宵 | tōngxiāo | All night |
| 7 | 感恩节 | gǎnēnjié | Thanksgiving |
| 7 | 与日俱增 | yǔ rì jù zēng | yǔrì-jùzēng |
| 7 | 乐此不疲 | lè cǐ bù pí | lècǐ-bùpí |
| 7 | 夜以继日 | yèyǐjìrì | night and day (idiom) |
| 7 | 措手不及 | cuò shǒu bù jí | cuòshǒu-bùjí |
| 7 | 无所事事 | wú suǒ shì shì | wúsuǒshìshì |
| 7 | 日复一日 | rìfùyírì / rìfùyīrì | Day after day |
| 7 | 时好时坏 | shí hǎo shí huài | Avecesbueno |
| 7 | 朝夕相处 | zhāo xī xiāng chǔ | zhāoxī-xiāngchǔ |
| 7 | 长期以来 | chángqī yǐlái / cháng qī yǐ lái | For a long time |
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