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The Time in Chinese

          
    In this lesson, we will talk about the time in Chinese.

Hours
number of the hour + 点: diǎn (o’clock)

一 点 ( diǎn): one o'clock
两点 ( liǎng diǎn): two 0'clock
三点 ( sān diǎn): three o'clock
四 点 ( diǎn): four o'clock
五点 ( diǎn): five o'clock
六点 ( lìu diǎn): six o'clock
七点 (
diǎn): seven o'clock
八点 ( diǎn): eight o'clock
九点 ( jǐu diǎn): nine o'clock
十点 (
shí diǎn): ten o'clock
十一点 (
shí yī diǎn): eleven o'clock
十二点 ( shí èr diǎn): twelve o'clock

Minutes
number of the minute + 分: fēn (minute)
Examples:

十四分 ( shí sì fēn): forteen minutes
三十三分 ( sān shí sān fēn): thirty-three minutes
五十分 (
wǔ shí  fēn): fifty minutes

Half and Quarter Hours
 
半( bàn): half
Example:
六点半 (
lìu diǎn bàn): Half past six 6:30

一刻( yī kè): quarter hour
Example:

五点一刻 (
diǎn yī kè): quarter past five 5:15

Hours and Minutes Combination

Examples:
10:20
十点二十分 (
shí diǎn è shí fēn): ten twenty
5:10
五点十分
( diǎn shí fēn): five ten
8:15
八点十五分 (
diǎn shí fēn): eight fifteen
八点一刻 (
diǎn yī kè): quartern past eight
6:30
七点三十分 (
diǎn sān shí fēn): seven thirty
七点半
( diǎn
bàn): half past seven

Morning or Afternoon Time

早上 (zǎo shàng): morning

中午 ( zhōng wǔ): noon
下午 ( xià wǔ): afternoon
晚上 ( wǎn shàng): evening

Examples:
    6:00am 早上六点 (zǎo shàng lìu diǎn): six in the morning
12:00pm 中午十二点 (zhōng wǔ shí èr diǎn): twelve noon
           5:10pm下午五点十分(xià wǔ diǎn shí fēn): five ten in the                                       afternoon
           7:15pm 晚上七点一刻( wǎn shàng qiǎn yī kè): seven fifteen                                 in the evening

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