VocabularyHSK 3 · core

号

hào

date (day-of-month)

Part of speech · noun (measure)

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號nickname
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Examples

  1. 今天五月八号。
    Today is May 8.
  2. 几月几号?
    What month and day?

Collocations

几号一号生日是几号

Mnemonic

号 hào "day-of-month" — traditional 號. After month: 五月八号 = May 8. Formal alternative: 五月八日 (with 日 rì). 号 is colloquial; 日 is written. Cognate of Korean ho / Japanese 号 gō.

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  1. 号 vs 日?

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