'以上' literally combines '以' (yǐ), meaning 'by'

‘以来’ (yǐ lái) is a time-related preposition

A shí yīng zhōng (quartz clock) is a timekeepin

‘座钟’ (zuò zhōng) is a noun referring to a fr

‘挂钟’ literally means ‘to hang + clock’ — it

‘电钟’ (diàn zhōng) literally means ‘electric

'闹钟' literally combines '闹' (nào), meaning 'to

‘时钟’ (shí zhōng) literally means ‘time bell

前期 literally means 'front period' — 前 (qián)

周期 (zhōu qī) literally combines 周 (zhōu), me

‘逾期’ literally means 'to exceed the period' —

期限 (qī xiàn) is a compound noun meaning 'deadl

每月 (měi yuè) literally combines 每 (měi), mea

‘月份’ (yuè fèn) is a noun meaning ‘month’ a

‘月亮’ (yuè liàng) is the most common colloqui

‘昨宵’ is a classical and literary term meaning

‘昨儿’ (zuór) is a colloquial, contracted form

‘昨夜’ literally combines ‘昨’ (zuó), meaning

'昨晚' literally combines '昨' (zuó), meaning 'ye

昨日 literally means 'the day before today' — 昨

'Yesterday' is a time noun and adverb formed by co

‘星期’ (xīngqī) means 'week' — a seven-day cy

很 (hěn) means 'very' or 'quite', and 快 (kuài)

‘Cháng mìng bǎi suì’ is a traditional Chines

岁数 (suì shù) is a formal or neutral noun meani

'Zhōu suì' literally means 'full cycle of years'

岁月 (suì yuè) literally combines 岁 (suì), mea

'Yī kuài' literally combines the numeral 'yī' (

一回 (yī huí) literally combines 一 (yī, 'one')

哪年 is an interrogative phrase meaning 'which yea

哪天 (nǎ tiān) is an interrogative pronoun meani

几何 (jǐ hé) is a classical Chinese compound wit

‘几岁’ literally combines ‘几’ (jǐ), meaning

'几点' (jǐ diǎn) literally combines '几' (jǐ),

几年 (jǐ nián) is a numeral phrase meaning 'how

几天 (jǐ tiān) literally combines 几 (jǐ), mean

几个 (jǐ gè) is a common numeral phrase meaning

‘Liù shū’ (the Six Scripts) refers to the trad

‘六一’ (liù yī) is the Chinese abbreviation fo

六十 (liù shí) is the Chinese numeral for 'sixty