Chinese Time Vocabulary
The 36 beginner words (A1–A2) for time, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 36 beginner words (A1–A2) for time, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| afternoon | 下午xia wu | noun | A1 |
| again | 再次zai ci | adv | A1 |
| already | 已经yi jing | adv | A1 |
| day | 天tian | noun | A1 |
| early | 早zao | adv | A1 |
| evening | 傍晚bang wan | noun | A1 |
| late | 晚的wan de | adj | A1 |
| morning | 早晨zao chen | noun | A1 |
| night | 晚上wan shang | noun | A1 |
| soon | 很快hen kuai | adv | A1 |
| today | 今天jin tian | adv | A1 |
| tomorrow | 明天ming tian | adv | A1 |
| week | 周zhou | noun | A1 |
| yesterday | 昨天zuo tian | adv | A1 |
| now | 现在xian zai | adv | A2 |
| still | 仍然reng ran | adv | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 星期五xing qi wu | noun | A1 |
| Monday | 星期一xing qi yi | noun | A1 |
| Thursday | 星期四xing qi si | noun | A1 |
| Tuesday | 星期二xing qi er | noun | A1 |
| Wednesday | 星期三xing qi san | noun | A1 |
| hour | 小时xiao shi | noun | A1 |
| minute | 分钟fen zhong | noun | A1 |
| moment | 片刻pian ke | noun | A1 |
| month | 月yue | noun | A1 |
| year | 年nian | noun | A1 |
| gradually | 逐渐地zhu jian de | adv | A2 |
| midday | 正午zheng wu | noun | A2 |
| midnight | 午夜wu ye | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| appointment | 预约yu yue | noun | A2 |
| instant | 瞬间shun jian | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| autumn | 秋天qiu tian | noun | A1 |
| spring | 春天chun tian | noun | A1 |
| summer | 夏天xia tian | noun | A1 |
| winter | 冬天dong tian | noun | A1 |
| noon | 中午zhong wu | noun | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The time packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
