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Time and dates: HSK 3 时间与日期：HSK 三级

The HSK 3 words for time and dates, with example sentences a learner at HSK 3 can read.

36 words and 70 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 以(yǐ)前(qián) before
  2. 以(yǐ)后(hòu) after
  3. 刚(gāng)才(cái) just now
  4. 先(xiān) beforehand
  5. 然(rán)后(hòu) then
  6. 常(cháng)常(cháng) frequently
  7. 周(zhōu)末(mò) weekend
  8. 刚(gāng) hard
  9. 马(mǎ)上(shàng) at once
  10. 一(yī)直(zhí) straight
  11. 总(zǒng)是(shì) always
  12. 有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou) sometimes
  13. 最(zuì)近(jìn) recently
  14. 刻(kè) quarter
  15. 差(chà) different
  16. 礼(lǐ)拜(bài)天(tiān) Sunday
  17. 后(hòu)天(tiān) the day after tomorrow
  18. 前(qián)天(tiān) the day before yesterday
  19. 迟(chí)到(dào) to arrive late
  20. 平(píng)时(shí) ordinarily
  21. 最(zuì)后(hòu) final
  22. 终(zhōng)于(yú) at last
  23. 后(hòu)来(lái) afterwards
  24. 不(bù)久(jiǔ) not long
  25. 刚(gāng)刚(gang) just recently
  26. 一(yī)刻(kè) a quarter of an hour
  27. 工(gōng)作(zuò)日(rì) workday
  28. 前(qián)年(nián) the year before last
  29. 礼(lǐ)拜(bài) to attend a religious service
  30. 后(hòu)年(nián) the year after next
  31. 礼(lǐ)拜(bài)六(liù) Saturday
  32. 礼(lǐ)拜(bài)一(yī) Monday
  33. 礼(lǐ)拜(bài)五(wǔ) Friday
  34. 礼(lǐ)拜(bài)二(èr) Tuesday
  35. 礼(lǐ)拜(bài)三(sān) Wednesday
  36. 礼(lǐ)拜(bài)四(sì) Thursday

Example sentences 例句

  1. 他以前做过。

    Tā yǐqián zuòguo.

    He has done it before.

  2. 以前比较好。

    Yǐqián bǐjiào hǎo.

    It was better in the old days.

  3. 以后请注意点。

    Yǐhòu qǐng zhùyì diǎn.

    Please take more care in the future.

  4. 以后得小心点啊。

    Yǐhòu de xiǎoxīn diǎn a.

    Be more careful from now on.

  5. 他刚才到了。

    Tā gāngcái dàole.

    He had just arrived.

  6. 你刚才在说啥？

    Nǐ gāngcái zài shuō shá?

    What did you just say?

  7. 先谢谢您了。

    Xiān xièxie nín le.

    Thanking you in advance.

  8. 你们先去哪里？

    Nǐmen xiān qù nǎlǐ?

    Where are you going first of all?

  9. 对，然后呢？

    Duì, ránhòu ne?

    Yes, and?

  10. 是的，然后呢？

    Shì de, ránhòu ne?

    Okay, and then?

  11. 她常常感冒。

    Tā chángcháng gǎnmào.

    She caught colds often.

  12. 我常常感冒。

    Wǒ chángcháng gǎnmào.

    I often catch colds.

  13. 你周末过得怎么样？

    Nǐ zhōumò guò de zěnmeyàng?

    Did you have a good weekend?

  14. 她周末在学手工艺。

    Tā zhōumò zài xué shǒugōngyì.

    She is learning arts and crafts on weekends.

  15. 他刚去。

    Tā gāng qù.

    He's just gone.

  16. 他刚走。

    Tā gāng zǒu.

    He just left.

  17. 好，马上来！

    Hǎo, mǎshàng lái!

    Okay, I'm coming!

  18. 我马上就去！

    Wǒ mǎshàng jiù qù!

    I'll do it right away!

  19. 一直向前走！

    Yìzhí xiàngqián zǒu!

    Keep going straight ahead!

  20. 我一直聪明。

    Wǒ yìzhí cōngming.

    I've always been smart.

  21. 他总是在笑。

    Tā zǒngshì zài xiào.

    He is always laughing.

  22. 他总是很忙。

    Tā zǒngshì hěn máng.

    He's always so busy.

  23. 爷爷有时候忘了今天是几号。

    Yéye yǒushíhou wàngle jīntiān shì jǐhào.

    Grandpa sometimes forgets what the date is today.

  24. 我有时候六点起床，有时候七点。

    Wǒ yǒushíhou liù diǎn qǐchuáng, yǒushíhou qī diǎn.

    Sometimes I get up at six, and sometimes at seven.

  25. 你最近怎样？

    Nǐ zuìjìn zěnyàng?

    How are you getting along these days?

  26. 我最近很忙。

    Wǒ zuìjìn hěn máng.

    I'm very busy these days.

  27. 古书是刻在竹简上的。

    Gǔshū shì kè zài zhújiǎn shàng de.

    Ancient books were carved on bamboo slips.

  28. 石碑上刻着很多名字。

    Shíbēi shàng kèzhe hěn duō míngzi.

    Many names are carved on the stone tablet.

  29. 他们差六岁。

    Tāmen chà liù suì.

    The difference in their ages is six years.

  30. 这条路很差。

    Zhè tiáo lù hěn chà.

    This road is terrible.

  31. 礼拜天你想去哪儿玩？

    Lǐbàitiān nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr wán?

    Where do you want to go on Sunday?

  32. 下个礼拜天是我弟弟的生日。

    Xià gè lǐbàitiān shì wǒ dìdi de shēngrì.

    Next Sunday is my younger brother's birthday.

  33. 请后天来吧。

    Qǐng hòutiān lái ba.

    Please come the day after tomorrow.

  34. 我们后天出发。

    Wǒmen hòutiān chūfā.

    We're leaving the day after tomorrow.

  35. 他前天到北京的。

    Tā qiántiān dào Běijīng de.

    He arrived in Beijing the day before yesterday.

  36. 她前天去了美国。

    Tā qiántiān qùle Měiguó.

    She left for America the day before yesterday.

  37. 你总是迟到。

    Nǐ zǒngshì chídào.

    You are always late.

  38. 她很少迟到。

    Tā hěn shǎo chídào.

    She is rarely late for appointments.

  39. 今天比平时还忙。

    Jīntiān bǐ píngshí hái máng.

    Today's even busier than normal.

  40. 你平时做些什么？

    Nǐ píngshí zuò xiē shénme?

    What do you do normally?

  41. 最后她没有来。

    Zuìhòu tā méiyǒu lái.

    After all she did not come.

  42. 这是最后一招。

    Zhè shì zuìhòu yìzhāo.

    This is a last resort.

  43. 他终于来了。

    Tā zhōngyú láile.

    He's finally here!

  44. 她终于做到了。

    Tā zhōngyú zuòdàole.

    She finally made it.

  45. 你后来还来过这儿吗？

    Nǐ hòulái hái láiguo zhèr ma?

    Have you been here since?

  46. 后来我明白北京人走路走得慢。

    Hòulái wǒ míngbai Běijīng rén zǒulù zǒu de màn.

    I later realized that Beijing people walk slowly.

  47. 他们刚结婚不久。

    Tāmen gāng jiéhūn bùjiǔ.

    They got married recently.

  48. 我希望不久以后你又能好起来。

    Wǒ xīwàng bùjiǔ yǐhòu nǐ yòu néng hǎo qǐlai.

    I hope you will be quite well again before long.

  49. 我刚刚吃完。

    Wǒ gānggang chī wán.

    I have just finished eating.

  50. 我刚刚才到的。

    Wǒ gānggang cái dào de.

    I arrived just now.

  51. 三点一刻，我在门口等你。

    Sāndiǎn yíkè, wǒ zài ménkǒu děng nǐ.

    I'll wait for you at the door at a quarter past three.

  52. 差一刻七点，我们该出门了。

    Chà yíkè qī diǎn, wǒmen gāi chūménle.

    It's a quarter to seven, so we should head out.

  53. 周末的人比工作日多。

    Zhōumò de rén bǐ gōngzuòrì duō.

    There are more people on weekends than on weekdays.

  54. 星期天不是我的工作日。

    Xīngqītiān bú shì wǒ de gōngzuòrì.

    Sunday is not a workday for me.

  55. 她是前年去的。

    Tā shì qiánnián qù de.

    She left the year before last.

  56. 前年这里下大雪。

    Qiánnián zhèlǐ xià dàxuě.

    There was heavy snowfall here the year before last.

  57. 他感冒了一个礼拜才好。

    Tā gǎnmàole yí gè lǐbài cái hǎo.

    He had a cold for a whole week before he got better.

  58. 你一个礼拜洗几次衣服？

    Nǐ yí gè lǐbài xǐ jǐcì yīfu?

    How many times a week do you do laundry?

  59. 你礼拜六还要上班吗？

    Nǐ lǐbàiliù hái yào shàngbān ma?

    Do you still have to work on Saturday?

  60. 商店礼拜六开门到晚上九点。

    Shāngdiàn lǐbàiliù kāimén dào wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn.

    The store is open until nine in the evening on Saturdays.

  61. 图书馆礼拜一不开门。

    Túshūguǎn lǐbàiyī bù kāimén.

    The library is closed on Mondays.

  62. 礼拜一早上我总是起不来。

    Lǐbàiyī zǎoshang wǒ zǒngshì qǐ bù lái.

    I can never get up on Monday mornings.

  63. 这个礼拜五是几号？

    Zhège lǐbàiwǔ shì jǐhào?

    What's the date this Friday?

  64. 他每个礼拜五都去游泳。

    Tā měige lǐbàiwǔ dōu qù yóuyǒng.

    He goes swimming every Friday.

  65. 我礼拜二下午要去看医生。

    Wǒ lǐbài'èr xiàwǔ yào qù kàn yīshēng.

    I'm going to see the doctor on Tuesday afternoon.

  66. 超市礼拜二的水果便宜吗？

    Chāoshì lǐbài'èr de shuǐguǒ piányi ma?

    Is the fruit at the supermarket cheaper on Tuesdays?

  67. 医生说我礼拜三可以出院。

    Yīshēng shuō wǒ lǐbàisān kěyǐ chūyuàn.

    The doctor said I can leave the hospital on Wednesday.

  68. 孩子们礼拜三下午不用上课。

    Háizimen lǐbàisān xiàwǔ búyòng shàngkè.

    The children don't have classes on Wednesday afternoon.

  69. 老师说礼拜四要考试。

    Lǎoshī shuō lǐbàisì yào kǎoshì.

    The teacher said there will be an exam on Thursday.

  70. 礼拜四是我妈妈的生日。

    Lǐbàisì shì wǒ māma de shēngrì.

    Thursday is my mom's birthday.