ABSTRACT
If you want to express a particular year, simply say the numbers individually. However, remember to use the word nián (year) at the end to differentiate the year from other numbers. For example:
1994 ycjiojiosì nián 2010 èrlíngyclíng nian
The order for a date including month and year is the reverse of that used in English. The date is thus spoken in the following order: year, month and then day. Also the term hào or rì (the former is the spoken form and the latter the written form for ‘date’) must be used. For example:
27 December 2001 èrlínglíngyc nián shí’èryuè èrshíqc hào/rì 10 February 1994 ycjiojiosì nián èryuè shí hào/rì
In English, prepositions such as at, in, on or for must be put in front of the time, the month, the day, the date and expressions of duration. In Chinese, it is all very simple because such words are not needed in front of time phrases. For example:
Wn mama xCngqCsAn lái kàn wnmen. My mother is coming to see us on Wednesday.
