Vocabulary · Early beginner · 26 pages
Mandarin Numbers for Prices, Dates & Time
Build Mandarin numbers, read and say simple prices, put dates in Chinese order, and make plans with clock time using one printable practice pack.
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What’s inside
- Zero through the place-value units
- 二 and 两 guidance
- Phone-number digit practice
- 元, 块, 角, and 毛
- Dates and weekdays
- Clock time and parts of the day
- An appointment dialogue
- Complete closed-task answers
What you’ll practice
- Build and understand common numbers through the low thousands
- Choose 二 or 两 in high-frequency beginner contexts
- Say a simple price in formal or everyday units
- Read and write dates from larger unit to smaller unit
- State a meeting day and time in natural Mandarin order
Sample lines
- 两杯茶，三十块。 · Liǎng bēi chá, sānshí kuài. · Two cups of tea, thirty kuai. (两 commonly comes before a classifier such as 杯.)
- 今天八月二十五号。 · Jīntiān bā yuè èrshíwǔ hào. · Today is August 25. (Chinese dates move from larger unit to smaller unit.)
- 我们下午三点见。 · Wǒmen xiàwǔ sān diǎn jiàn. · We'll meet at 3 p.m. (The time phrase normally comes before the verb.)
Frequently asked questions
When do I use 二 and when do I use 两?
Use 二 for counting, digits, dates, and positions such as 二月 or 二十. 两 is common before classifiers and place-value units, as in 两个人 or 两百. Some contexts allow variation.
Are 元 and 块 different currencies?
No. 元 is the standard unit name and 块 is the everyday spoken unit word in prices. 角 is the formal tenth and 毛 is the everyday spoken tenth.
Why is the year read digit by digit?
Calendar years are normally read as a digit string before 年: 2026 is 二〇二六年, not 两千零二十六年 in an ordinary date.
Why does 一 sometimes sound like yí or yì?
Its spoken tone changes before some following tones. This workbook shows common phrase pronunciation while keeping 一 as the written character.
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The pack follows beginner university curricula and teaches stable number, date, money-unit, and clock-time patterns without making current price or payment-acceptance claims.