十二日

shí'èrrì

phrase #37,344

Meanings

1 the twelfth (day of a month)
2 twelve days

Characters

Examples

他将于本月十二日抵达。

Tā jiāng yú běn yuè shí'èr rì dǐdá.

He will arrive on the 12th of this month.

展览将持续十二日。

Zhǎnlǎn jiāng chíxù shí'èr rì.

The exhibition will last twelve days.

Tips

register

Formal/written form for dates and durations. In speech you'd usually say 十二号 (shí'èr hào) for the 12th of the month and 十二天 (shí'èr tiān) for a twelve-day span. 日 is preferred in news headlines, official notices, and legal writing.

Stroke Order

十 shí

二 èr

日 rì