How to Say ‘The 1st (day of the month)’ in Simplified Chinese
一号
yī hào
[ee hào]
💬 Usage Tip: 一 keeps its plain first tone in dates: 一号 is (yī hào), not (yí hào). The tone change you hear in 一个 (yí gè) doesn't happen when 一 is part of a date or a number.
Phrase Breakdown
一
yī
[ee]
one
The number one; before a classifier, it often changes pronunciation to yí in speech.
我有一个问题。
I have one question.
号
hào
[hào]
day (of the month)
Used after a number to say the date in spoken Chinese.
今天二号。
Today is the 2nd.
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