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From :   Kevin Chaput

Date : 2008-11-27 / 05:15AM

when stating the date like 11/26/08 someimtes i see “ri” and “hao” used for the day…when is the correct time to use these?

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2008-11-27 / 01:40PM

Hi Kevin, they are both correct. “Ri” is more formal and written while “hao” is used for oral Chinese and it easy to pronounce

Benny



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