| Mandarin Chinese has time-related phrases that clarify when the action in a sentence is happening. These expressions are similar to English terms like, "yesterday" or "the day before yesterday." Here is a list of common time expressions, which we will explore in more detail below:  Days today - 今天 - jīn tiān yesterday - 昨天 - zuó tiān the day before yesterday - 前天 - qián tiān tomorrow - 明天 - míng tiān the day after tomorrow -后天 - hòu tiān Years this year - 今年 - jīn nián last year - 去年 - qù nián two years ago - 前年 - qián nián next year - 明年 - míng nián two years from now - 后年 - hòu nián  Weeks and Months this week - 这个星期 - zhè gè xīngqī this month - 这个月 - zhè gè yuè last week - 上个星期 - shàng gè xīngqī last month - 上个月 - shàng gè yuè two weeks ago - 上上个星期 - shàng shàng gè xīngqī two months ago - 上上个月 - shàng shàng gè yuè next week - 下个星期 - xià gè xīngqī next month - 下个月 - xià gè yuè two weeks from now - 下下个星期 - xià xià gè xīng qī two months from now - 下下个月 - xià xià gè yuè  Clarifications The time expressions for days and years have the same prefixes except for the previous time period: 去 (qù) for last year and 昨 (zuó) for yesterday. The time expressions for year can also be used for events which happen every year, such as anniversaries, school years, and vacations. For example: last year’s spring vacation - 去年春假 - qù nián chūn jià This same pattern can be used for events which follow weekly or monthly patterns, such as semesters or seasons: last summer - 去年夏天 - qù nián xiàtiān |
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