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Aspects & Time

Talking about time without verb tenses: 了, 过, 着 and the words that place an action in time.

Aspects & Time 1

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How to Say Dates in Chinese (年 / 月 / 号)

Chinese dates run from big to small — year, then month, then day: 2025年4月1号. Months are just a number + 月 (no names to memorize), and the day takes 号 in speech or 日 in writing.

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