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| Time | sun3 guang1 |
| Second | miaw2 |
| Minute | fen4 |
| Hour | zhong1 dou2 |
| Day | ti4, niet2 |
| Week | li3 ba1 , xing1 qi |
| Month | yue2 |
| Year | ni2 |
| now | yi3 ze2 |
| yesterday | saw3 nie2, saw ti1 |
| today | jin1 zaw1 |
| tomorrow | ming2 zaw1 |
| day before yesterday | qi3 ti1 |
| day after tomorrow | hou3 ti1 |
| morning | zaw lang1 |
| midday | zhong1 lang3 |
| afternoon | wu3 bun2 nie |
| evening, night | ya3 daw1, ya3 li4 |
| last night | saw ti1 ya3 daw1 |
| tonight | jin1 zaw1 ya3 daw1 |
| tomorrow night | ming2 zaw1 ya3 daw1 |
| this morning | jin1 zaw1 zaw lang1 |
| Next week | wu3 ge li3 ba1 |
| Last week | sang3 ge li3 ba1 |
| This week | die3 ge li3 ba1 |
| Next month | wu2 a1 ho dou1, wu2 ge yue2 |
| Last month | sang3 a1 ho dou1, sang3 ge yue2 |
| This month | die3 ge yue2 |
| Last year | qu3 ni1 |
| This year | jin1 ni4 |
| Next year | ming3 ni2 |
| 1pm | ye di1 zhong |
| 2pm | liang di1 zhong |
| 3pm | sei di1 zhong |
| 4pm | si di1 zhong |
| 5pm | ng di1 zhong |
| 6pm | lok di1 zhong |
| 7pm | chet di1 zhong |
| 8pm | bat di1 zhong |
| 9pm | ju di1 zhong |
| 10pm | sat di1 zhong |
| 11pm | sat ye di1 zhong |
| 12pm | sat3 ni2 di1 zhong |
| 12:30 | sat3 ni2 di1 bue |
| 9:30 | ju di1 bue |
| 8:10 | bat di1 sat3 fen |
| 11:45 | sat3 ye di1 si1 dze ng3 fen1 / sei4 ke |
| What time is it? | ji di1 zhong |
| one hour | ye1 ge zhong1 dou3 / ye1 ge xiaw3 zi |
| two minutes | liang3 fen1 zhong |
| three seconds | se4 miaw3 zhong1 |
| Day of the month | aw2 |
| July 4 | chet1 ye4 si1 aw2 |
| September 9 | ju3 ye4 ju3 aw2 |
| March 20 | sei4 ye4 ne2 aw2 |
| Monday | li3 ba1 ye1 |
| Tuesday | li3 ba1 liang |
| Wednesday | li3 ba1 sei4 |
| Thursday | li3 ba1 si1 |
| Friday | li3 ba1 ng3 |
| Saturday | li3 ba1 lok3 |
| Sunday | li3 ba1 ti4, li3 ba1 niet2 |
| January | ye1 yue1 |
| February | liang3 yue1 |
| March | se4 yue1 |
| April | si4 yue1 |
| May | ng3 yue1 |
| June | lok3 yue1 |
| July | chet1 yue1 |
| August | bat1 yue1 |
| September | ju3 yue1 |
| October | sat3 yue1 |
| November | sat3 ye1 yue1 |
| December | sat3 ni2 yue1 |
| Seasons | ji1 jiet2 |
| spring | tsun1 ti |
| autumn | qu1 ti |
| summer | wu3 ti |
| winter | lang3 ti , dong1 ti |
| everyday | me3 ti1 |
| this time | die3 ci |
| next time | wu2 ci |
| last time | sang3 ci |
| next trip | wu2 ye1 tang |