{"id":7832,"date":"2023-05-23T18:42:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T10:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=7832"},"modified":"2023-05-19T21:34:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T13:34:11","slug":"time-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Time in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#Time\" >Time<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#Hour_%E9%BB%9E%E7%82%B9_dian_Minute_%E5%88%86_fen\" >Hour + \u9ede\/\u70b9 di\u01cen + Minute + \u5206 f\u0113n<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#Half_and_Quarter\" >Half and Quarter<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#%E5%8D%8A_ban\" >\u534a b\u00e0n<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#%E5%88%BB_ke\" >\u523b k\u00e8<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#Minutes_to_the_Hour\" >Minutes to the Hour<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#%E5%B7%AE_Minutes_%E5%88%86_Hour_%E9%BB%9E%E7%82%B9\" >\u5dee + Minutes + \u5206 + Hour + \u9ede\/\u70b9<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#Hour_%E9%BB%9E%E7%82%B9_%E5%B7%AE_Minutes_%E5%88%86\" >Hour + \u9ede\/\u70b9 + \u5dee + Minutes + \u5206<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#AM_and_PM\" >A.M and P.M<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#Practice\" >Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>In Mandarin Chinese, time is expressed by stating the hour first, followed by the minute, in a &#8220;big to small&#8221; order, just like in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Time<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hour_%E9%BB%9E%E7%82%B9_dian_Minute_%E5%88%86_fen\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a88dc2\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Hour + \u9ede\/\u70b9 di\u01cen + Minute + \u5206 f\u0113n<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When expressing the time, you can use the structure mentioned above to indicate a specific time. However, if you specifically want to emphasize &#8220;o&#8217;clock&#8221; in Chinese, using <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ede\u9418<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70b9\u949f<\/span> di\u01cenzh\u014dng after the hour is a common way to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:50 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u5341<\/span><rt>w\u01d4sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94\u5341<\/span><rt>w\u01d4sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4:00 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56db<\/span><rt>s\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> or <\/span><rt>  <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56db<\/span><rt>s\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede\u9418<\/span><rt>di\u01cenzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56db<\/span><rt>s\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> or <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56db<\/span><rt>s\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u949f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3:02 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6<\/span><rt>l\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c<\/span><rt>\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6<\/span><rt>l\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c<\/span><rt>\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>(when expressing minutes below 10, it is common to add a leading zero. This helps to clarify and ensure clarity when indicating the exact minute.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:01 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6<\/span><rt>l\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6<\/span><rt>l\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2:18 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u516b<\/span><rt>sh\u00edb\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u516b<\/span><rt>sh\u00edb\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>(When expressing &#8220;Two o&#8217;clock&#8221; in Chinese, it is customary to use the term <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24<\/span> li\u01ceng instead of \u4e8c \u00e8r. This is a special case in Chinese where <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24<\/span> li\u01ceng is used specifically for counting hours.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:15 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e94<\/span><rt>sh\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e94<\/span><rt>sh\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:00 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5d<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> or <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5d<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede\u9418<\/span><rt>di\u01cenzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5d<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> or <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5d<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u949f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In spoken Chinese, it is common to omit the term \u5206 f\u0113n when expressing minutes to make the sentence shorter and more efficient, but this is typically done only when the minutes are greater than 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7:24 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03<\/span><rt>q\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u5341\u56db<\/span><rt>\u00e8rsh\u00eds\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03<\/span><rt>q\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u5341\u56db<\/span><rt>\u00e8rsh\u00eds\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:19 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e5d<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e5d<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>What time is it now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Half_and_Quarter\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Half and Quarter<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%8D%8A_ban\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a88dc2\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u534a b\u00e0n<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the term used to express &#8220;half&#8221; in Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7:30 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03<\/span><rt>q\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03<\/span><rt>q\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:30 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%88%BB_ke\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a88dc2\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u523b k\u00e8<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the term used to express &#8220;quarter&#8221; in Chinese, but Taiwanese do not commonly use it. Instead, we prefer to say 15 \u5206 f\u0113n or 45 \u5206 f\u0113n to indicate a quarter of an hour.. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2:15 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u523b<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u523b<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8:45 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516b<\/span><rt>b\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u523b<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516b<\/span><rt>b\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u523b<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Minutes_to_the_Hour\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Minutes to the Hour<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B7%AE_Minutes_%E5%88%86_Hour_%E9%BB%9E%E7%82%B9\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a88dc2\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u5dee + Minutes + \u5206 + Hour + \u9ede\/\u70b9<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hour_%E9%BB%9E%E7%82%B9_%E5%B7%AE_Minutes_%E5%88%86\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a88dc2\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Hour + <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a88dc2\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u9ede\/\u70b9<\/mark> + \u5dee + Minutes + \u5206<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5dee <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">ch\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">ch\u00e0<\/span> means &#8220;to be short of&#8221; or &#8220;to lack.&#8221; It indicates that there is a time difference or remaining time until a certain hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:55 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5dee<\/span><rt>ch\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516d<\/span><rt>li\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5dee<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516d<\/span><rt>li\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9:59 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5dee<\/span><rt>ch\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5dee<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:28 &#8211; <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5dee<\/span><rt>ch\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5dee<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AM_and_PM\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7b69ae\" class=\"has-inline-color\">A.M and P.M<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the 24-hour system is not commonly used in Chinese time expression, the distinction between A.M. and P.M. becomes significant. However, in reality, Chinese does not have specific designations for A.M. and P.M. Instead, time is divided into seven periods. It is important to note that <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">these periods are placed in front of the time<\/mark><\/strong> when expressing it in Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceosh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoshang<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1a05:00\uff5e09:00 ish  (early morning)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5348<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5348<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1a09:00\uff5e12:00 ish (morning)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u5348<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u5348<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1a12:00 ish (noon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1a13:00\uff5e18:00 ish  (afternoon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censhang<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1a18:00\uff5e00:00 ish  (night)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u591c<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u591c<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1a00:00\uff5e3:00 ish  (midnight)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51cc\u6668<\/span><rt>l\u00edngch\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51cc\u6668<\/span><rt>l\u00edngch\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1a3:00\uff5e5:00 ish  (before dawn)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceosh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03<\/span><rt>q\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u5e8a<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ch\u00e1ig<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoshang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03<\/span><rt>q\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u5e8a<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ch\u00e1ig<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I wake up at 7 o&#8217;clock every morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censhang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I go to bed at 11:30 p.m. in the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u523b<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348\u8336<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4ch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u523b<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348\u8336<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4ch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I have afternoon tea at a quarter past three in the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u591c<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u9ede<\/span><rt>li\u01cengdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u591c<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u70b9<\/span><rt>li\u01cengdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span 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