| 清明节 | qing1 ming2 jie2 | Qingming (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping) festival, beginning of April in China, September in Japan, 3 day long celebration for the dead |
| 三十天 | san1 shi2 tian1 | thirty days |
| 古时候 | gu3 shi2 hou4 | in olden days |
| 昨天下午 | zuo2 tian1 xia4 wu3 | yesterday afternoon |
| 植树节 | zhi2 shu4 jie2 | Arbor Day (March 12th), also known as National Tree Planting Day 全民義務æ¤æ¨¹æ—¥å…¨æ°‘义务æ¤æ ‘æ—¥[Quan2 min2 Yi4 wu4 Zhi2 shu4 Ri4] |
| 事后诸葛亮 | shi4 hou4 zhu1 ge3 liang4 | hindsight is 20-20 |
| 今日美国 | jin1 ri4 mei3 guo2 | USA Today |
| 假日办 | jia3 ri4 ban4 | holiday office |
| 光明节 | guang1 ming2 jie2 | Hannukah |
| 光棍节 | guang1 gun4 jie2 | bachelor's day |
| 全国哀悼日 | quan2 guo2 ai1 dao4 ri4 | national day of mourning |
| 劳戴 | lao2 dai4 | Lawday |
| 同天 | tong2 tian1 | the same day |