How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Time and calendar”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 53 at the medium level and 31 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Simplified Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Simplified Chinese vocabulary: time, days and months

The days of the week, the months, the seasons and telling the time in Simplified Chinese: everything you need to set a date or describe your day.

Here are 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Time and calendar”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Simplified Chinese	English
八月	August
开端	beginning
世纪	century
圣诞节	Christmas
日期	date
前一天	day before
十二月	December
天天	every day
每年	every year
二月	February
星期五	Friday
未来	future
半小时	half an hour
小时	hour
一月	January
七月	July
六月	June
上个月	last month
三月	March
五月	May
中段	middle
月	month
第二天	next day
下星期	next week
明年	next year
夜晚	nightPeriod of darkness, time for sleep
十一月	November
十月	October
时期	period
现今	present
九月	September
夏天	summer
今天早上	this morning
时间	time
准时	to be on time
等待	to wait
今天晚上	tonight
两次	twice
星期	week
年	year

Level 2: medium 38 words

Simplified Chinese	English
下午	afternoon
约会	appointment
秋天	autumn
日历	calendar
时钟	clock
日常的	daily
迟到	delay
记事本	diary
持续时间	duration
频率	frequency
假期	holidays
即刻的	immediate
刹那	instant
分钟	minute
每月的	monthly
国庆节	national day
新年	New Year
中午	noon
常设的	permanent
法定节假日	public holiday
时刻表	schedule
季节	season
秒	second
春天	spring
阶段	stage
夏令时	summer time
临时的	temporary
后天	the day after tomorrowTwo days after today
前天	the day before yesterdayTwo days before today
取消	to cancel
定日期	to set a date
进行	to take place
星期二	Tuesday
紧急的	urgent
星期三	Wednesday
每周的	weekly
冬天	winter
年度的	yearly

Level 3: hard 22 words

Simplified Chinese	English
提前	advance
年表	chronology
表针	clock hand
倒计时	countdown
黎明	dawn
黄昏	dusk
沙漏	hourglass
千年	millennium
守时	punctuality
季度	quarter
同时的	simultaneous
秒表	stopwatch
定时器	timer
提前举行	to bring forward
注明日期	to date
延误	to delay
延长	to extend
接续	to follow on
顺延	to postpone
排定	to schedule
缩短	to shorten
情人节	Valentine’s Day

Mini quiz

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Time and calendar”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 53 at the medium level and 31 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Simplified Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Simplified Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.