How to Say ‘What is the date today?’ in Simplified Chinese
今天几号？
jīn tiān jǐ hào
[jeen-tyen jee hào]
💬 Usage Tip: There's no word for "is" here: a time word plus a date makes a full sentence on its own. The answer keeps the same order, with a number in place of 几: 今天八号 (jīntiān bā hào) "Today is the 8th".
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
A common time word meaning the present day.
我今天早上见到了邻居。
I saw my neighbor this morning today.
几
jǐ
[jee]
how many; what
a question word used to ask an unspecified small number; in time expressions it helps ask what time
你几点到？这里的几用来问时间。
What time will you arrive? Here, 几 is used to ask about time.
号
hào
[hào]
day (of the month)
Used after a number to say the date in spoken Chinese.
明天八号。
Tomorrow is the 8th.
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