Time and dates: HSK 7-9 时间与日期：HSK 七至九级

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Qǐng nǐ jíkè huífù wǒ.

Please reply to me immediately.

车要开了，请即刻上车！

Chē yào kāile, qǐng jíkè shàngchē!

The bus is about to leave, so please get on right away!

选手们依次走上了舞台。

Xuǎnshǒumen yīcì zǒu shàng le wǔtái.

The contestants stepped onto the stage in succession.

三名运动员依次走上领奖台。

Sān míng yùndòngyuán yīcì zǒu shàng lǐngjiǎngtái.

The three athletes walked up onto the podium one after another.

黄昏时，天边的云变成了红色。

Huánghūn shí, tiānbiān de Yún biànchéngle hóngsè.

At dusk, the clouds on the horizon turned red.

黄昏时，天边的云被染成了红色。

Huánghūn shí, tiānbiān de Yún bèi rǎn chéng le hóngsè.

At dusk, the clouds on the horizon were dyed red.

今天是农历几号？

Jīntiān shì nónglì jǐhào?

What day of the lunar calendar is it today?

七夕是农历七月初七。

Qīxī shì nónglì qīyuè chūqī.

Qixi falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

公历十月有三十一天。

Gōnglì shíyuè yǒu sānshí yī tiān.

October has thirty-one days in the Gregorian calendar.

公历新年是一月一日。

Gōnglì xīnnián shì yíyuè yírì.

The Gregorian New Year is on January first.

你过阳历生日还是农历生日？

Nǐ guò yánglì shēngrì háishi nónglì shēngrì?

Do you celebrate your birthday by the Western calendar or the lunar calendar?

阳历新年快到了，街上很热闹。

Yánglì xīnnián kuài dàole, jiēshang hěn rènao.

The Western New Year is coming, and the streets are lively.

中国按阴历过新年。

Zhōngguó àn yīnlì guò xīnnián.

In China, they celebrate New Year by the lunar calendar.

阴历正月十五是元宵节。

Yīnlì zhēngyuè shíwǔ shì yuánxiāojié.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.

我时而乐观，时而悲观。

Wǒ shí'ér lèguān, shí'ér bēiguān.

I am by turns an optimist and a pessimist.

山路上时而传来几声鸟叫。

Shānlù shàng shí'ér chuánlái jǐ shēng niǎo jiào.

From time to time, a few bird calls drifted along the mountain path.

他迟早会后悔。

Tā chízǎo huì hòuhuǐ.

He will regret it sooner or later.

迟早会知道的。

Chízǎo huì zhīdào de.

It'll be known sooner or later.

他何时回国，没人知道。

Tā héshí huíguó, méi rén zhīdào.

Nobody knows when he will return to China.

会议何时开始，还没有通知。

Huìyì héshí kāishǐ, hái méiyǒu tōngzhī.

There has been no notice yet about when the meeting will start.

钟响过了吗？

Zhōng xiǎng guò le ma?

Has the bell rung?

这个钟是电动的。

Zhège zhōng shì diàndòng de.

This clock is electric.

我想要点当日套餐。

Wǒ xiǎng yàodiǎn dāngrì tàocān.

I'd like to buy menu of the day.

他买了票，当日就坐火车走了。

Tā mǎile piào, dāngrì jiù zuò huǒchē zǒule.

He bought a ticket and left by train that very day.

次日早上，雨已经停了。

Cìrì zǎoshang, yǔ yǐjīng tíngle.

The next morning, the rain had already stopped.

他喝醉了，次日什么都不记得。

Tā hēzuìle, cìrì shénme dōu bú jìde.

He got drunk and remembered nothing the next day.

本月的雨量比去年同期多很多。

Běnyuè de yǔliàng bǐ qùnián tóngqī duō hěn duō.

This month's rainfall is much more than in the same period last year.

今年的销量比去年同期高了两成。

Jīnnián de xiāoliàng bǐ qùnián tóngqī gāole liǎng chéng.

This year's sales are twenty percent higher than the same period last year.

他脸上又有了往日的笑容。

Tā liǎnshàng yòu yǒule wǎngrì de xiàoróng.

His old smile has come back to his face.

老街早已不是往日的样子了。

Lǎojiē zǎoyǐ bú shì wǎngrì de yàngzi le.

The old street is no longer the way it used to be.

黎明时我们必须起床。

Límíng shí wǒmen bìxū qǐchuáng.

We must get up at dawn.

黎明时，农民已经下地干活了。

Límíng shí, nóngmín yǐjīng xià dì gànhuóle.

At dawn, the farmers were already out working in the fields.

下雪了，当晚没人出门。

Xiàxuěle, dàngwǎn méi rén chūmén.

It snowed, and nobody went out that evening.

他当晚就坐火车回家了。

Tā dàngwǎn jiù zuò huǒchē huíjiā le.

He took the train home that very evening.

你儿子满周岁了吗？

Nǐ érzi mǎn zhōusuì le ma?

Has your son turned one yet?

未满十八周岁不能开车。

Wèi mǎn shíbā zhōusuì bùnéng kāichē.

You can't drive if you are under eighteen.

会议比往常早结束。

Huìyì bǐ wǎngcháng zǎo jiéshù.

The meeting ended earlier than usual.

我和往常一样起得很早。

Wǒ hé wǎngcháng yíyàng qǐ de hěn zǎo.

I got up early as usual.

这周的日程排得很满。

Zhè zhōu de rìchéng pái de hěn mǎn.

This week's schedule is packed.

旅行的日程已经定好了。

Lǚxíng de rìchéng yǐjīng dìng hǎole.

The itinerary for the trip has been settled.

出场次序是抽签决定的。

Chūchǎng cìxù shì chōuqiān juédìng de.

The order of appearance was decided by drawing lots.

请按照次序排队，别挤。

Qǐng ànzhào cìxù páiduì, bié jǐ.

Please line up in order and don't push.

屏幕上的倒计时快结束了。

Píngmù shàng de dàojìshí kuài jiéshùle.

The countdown on the screen is about to end.

火箭发射前，大家开始倒计时。

Huǒjiàn fāshè qián, dàjiā kāishǐ dàojìshí.

Before the rocket launch, everyone began to count down.

我每天工作不同时段。

Wǒ měitiān gōngzuò bùtóng shíduàn.

Every day I work different hours.

我这周被安排在晚上的时段上班。

Wǒ zhè zhōu bèi ānpái zài wǎnshang de shíduàn shàngbān.

I've been scheduled for the evening shift this week.

我弟弟会经常彻夜不睡。

Wǒ dìdi huì jīngcháng chèyè bú shuì.

My brother will often sit up all night.

他彻夜不睡，一直在写报告。

Tā chèyè bú shuì, yìzhí zài xiě bàogào.

He stayed up all night writing the report.