The lesson that uses this vocabulary is Lesson 7 – Expressing time and dates.
| 日期 | rì qī | dates |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 月 | yuè | month |
| 号 | hào | date (casual) |
| 日 | rì | date (formal); day |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 后天 | hòu tiān | the day after tomorrow |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 前天 | qián tiān | the day before yesterday |