| 九州 | jiǔ zhōu | division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands | |
| 十之八九 | shí zhī bā jiǔ | most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority | |
| 九死一生 | jiǔ sǐ yī shēng | nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape; new lease of life | |
| 三教九流 | sān jiào jiǔ liú | the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.) | |
| 九霄云外 | jiǔ xiāo yún wài | beyond the topmost clouds (idiom); unimaginably far away |
| 1 | Today is September 1st. | |
| 2 | We will have a meeting at 9:30. | |
| 3 | He is already ninety years old. | |
| 4 | The weather begins to cool in September. | |
| 5 | I watched TV at nine o'clock in the evening. |
