九九

jiǔjiǔ
  1. (literary) last of the nine nine-day periods; ninth nine-day period
  2. (literary) nine nine-day periods (eighty-one days) starting from a solstice (usually the winter solstice)
  3. Alternative term for 重陽節／重阳节 (Chóngyángjié, “Double Ninth Festival”).
  4. eighty-one; nine nines
  5. last of the nine nine-day periods; ninth nine-day period
  6. multiplication table; nine-nine
  7. nine nine-day periods (eighty-one days) starting from a solstice (usually the winter solstice)

Wiktionary

Examples

香港是一九九七年迴归中国的。

Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997.

Source: Tatoeba

我们的学校是在一九九零年创立的。

Our school was founded in 1990.

Source: Tatoeba

她是在一九九零年七月十七日的早上六时出生的。

She was born at six a.m. on July 17, 1990.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 九 jiǔ
  1. nine
  2. 9
2 九 jiǔ
  1. nine
  2. 9

Containing this entry

九九乘法表 jiǔjiǔchéngfǎbiǎo multiplication table
九九归一 jiǔjiǔguīyī
  1. nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule)
  2. when all is said and done
九九重阳 Jiǔjiǔchóngyáng
  1. Double Ninth or Yang Festival
  2. 9th day of 9th lunar month
小九九 xiǎojiǔjiǔ
  1. multiplication tables
  2. (fig.) plan
  3. scheme
九九表 jiǔjiǔbiǎo
九九歌 jiǔjiǔgē
996 jiǔjiǔliù
九九消寒图 jiǔjiǔxiāohántú