150: Expressing time in Chinese

150: Expressing time in Chinese

Tadeusz asks: "Do Chinese concepts of time differ from English?"

In this episode:

In this episode, I'm joined by Chris Parker. We discuss...

  • How to express time in Chinese
  • Potential confusion with English
  • Similarities in Cantonese and Japanese
Language Examples:

Before and after, not really front and behind

5 years ago - 5年以前 = 5 years before (not really front)

5 years time - 5年以后 = 5 years after (not really behind) (trad chars = 五年以後)

  • 前 = before or in front
  • 后 = after + behind
  • 上个星期 last week (upper week) (上個星期 trad chars)
  • 这个星期 this week (這個星期 trad chars)
  • 下个星期 next week (lower week) (下個星期 trad chars)

(for weeks and months)

For series of books or films etc:

  • 上 the one on the top - part 1
  • (中) the one in the middle - part 2
  • 下 the one on the bottom - part 3

or 上 first part 下 second part

  • 上下 approximately (upper + lower)
  • 左右 approximately (left + right)
  • 前年 - the year before last (before year)
  • 去年 - last year (gone/left year)
  • 今年 - this year
  • 明年 - next year
  • 后年 - the year after next (year after) trad=後面
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