Time – 시간 – 時間

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Vocabulary · Beginner

Time — 時間

Telling time, durations, and the different periods of the day.

Time Words

点diǎn

hour (o’clock)

分fēn

minute

半bàn

half

小时xiǎoshí

hour (duration)

分钟fēnzhōng

minute (duration)

现在xiànzài

now

Sentences

现在xiànzài几jǐ点diǎn？

What time is it now?

现在xiànzài2点diǎn15分fēn

It’s 2:15.

现在xiànzài10点diǎn半bàn

It’s 10:30.

2个ge小时xiǎoshí30分钟fēnzhōng

2 hours and 30 minutes.

八bā个ge小时xiǎoshí半bàn

8 and a half hours.

Times of Day

05:00–09:00Morning
Time of day早上zǎoshàng
Greeting早zǎo/早安zǎoān
Meal早餐zǎocān/早饭zǎocān
09:00–12:00Late morning
Time of day上午shàngwǔ
Meal早午餐zǎowǔcān
12:00Noon
Time of day中午zhōngwǔ
Meal午餐wǔcān/午饭wǔcān
13:00–18:00Afternoon
Time of day下午xiàwǔ
Meal下午茶xiàwǔchá/点心xiàwǔchá
18:00–00:00Evening
Time of day晚上wǎnshàng
Meal晚餐wǎncān/晚饭wǎncān
00:00–03:00Midnight
Time of day半夜bànyè
Greeting晚安wǎnān
Meal宵夜xiāoyè
03:00–05:00Pre-dawn
Time of day凌晨língchén