Basics 5 - Clock
Vocabulary
| 小时 | xǐaoshí | hour |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute |
| 秒 | mǐao | seconds |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 零 | líng | plus, after |
| 差 | chà | lack |
| 什么时候 | Shénme shíhòu? | When? |
| | | | 一个小時 | yīge xǐaoshí | one hour |
| 两个小時 | lǐange xǐaoshí | two hours |
| 三个小時 | sānge xǐaoshí | three hours |
| 半个小時 | bànge xǐaoshí | half an hour |
| 一刻钟 | yīkè zhōng | quarter of an hour |
| | | | 现在 | xìanzài | now |
| 几 | jǐ | how many |
| 点 | dǐan | dot, hour |
| 几点 | jǐdǐan | what time (how many hours) |
| 錶 | bǐao | watch |
| 手錶 | shǒubǐao | wristwatch |
| 钟 | zhōng | clock |
| 现在几点钟 | Xìanzài jǐdǐan zhōng? | What time is it now? |
| | | | 五点钟 | wǔdǐan zhōng | five o`clock |
| 两点钟 | lǐangdǐan zhōng | two o`clock |
| | | | | zhōngwǔ | noon |
| | wǔyè | midnight |
| | shàngwǔ | morning |
| | zǎoshang | morning |
| | xiàwǔ | afternoon |
| | wǎnshang | evening |
| | Xiànzài jǐdiǎnle ? | What time is it ? |
To say what time it is, just state the number of hours and minutes: |
兩點四十五分
十一點十五分
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lǐang dǐan sìshíwǔ fēn
shíyī dǐan shíwǔ fēn |
2:45
11:15 |
Special words are available for the half and quarter hours: |
一點半
一點三十分
四點一刻
四點十五分
四點三刻
四點四十五分 |
yīdǐan bàn
yīdǐan sānshí fēn
sìdǐan yīkè
sìdǐan shíwǔ fēn
sìdǐan sān kè
sìdǐan
sìshíwǔ fēn |
1:30
4:15
4:45
4:45 |
One can also say of and after (more): |
差五分十二點
零
十二點零五分
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chà wǔfēn
shíèr dǐan
líng
shíèr dǐan
língwǔ fēn
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11:55
Five minutes of twelve
(lack five minutes 12:00)
0 (zero)
12:05
five minutes after twelve
(12 o'clock five minutes)
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