{"id":7832,"date":"2023-05-23T18:42:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T10:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=7832"},"modified":"2026-09-26T07:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T23:15:58","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_88 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 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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#1Telling_the_Time\" >1Telling the Time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#2Half_and_Quarter_%E2%80%94_%E5%8D%8A_ban_%E5%88%BB_ke\" >2Half and Quarter \u2014 \u534a b\u00e0n &#038; \u523b k\u00e8<\/a><\/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\/#3Minutes_to_the_Hour_%E2%80%94_%E5%B7%AE_cha%E5%B7%AE_cha\" >3Minutes to the Hour \u2014 \u5dee ch\u0101\u5dee ch\u00e0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/time-chinese\/#4AM_and_PM_%E2%80%94_Times_of_Day\" >4A.M. and P.M. \u2014 Times of Day<\/a><\/li><li 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!important;height:160px !important;}\n.odc-article .month-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr) !important;gap:10px !important;}\n.odc-article .day-img{width:36% !important;}\n.odc-article .day-row{gap:12px !important;}\n.odc-article .quiz-opts{gap:6px !important;justify-content:center !important;}\n.odc-article .quiz-opt{padding:8px 10px !important;font-size:15px !important;flex:1 1 40% !important;text-align:center !important;}\n}\n@keyframes odcFadeIn{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(10px);}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0);}}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n  <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span>HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\">Time in Chinese \u2014<\/span><span class=\"accent\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ede di\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70b9 di\u01cen<\/span>, \u5206 f\u0113n, \u534a b\u00e0n, \u523b k\u00e8, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5dee ch\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5dee ch\u00e0<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">Hour first, then minutes \u2014 just like English. The only twist is the time-of-day word, which comes before everything else.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Time-in-Chinese.png\" alt=\"Time in Chinese\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">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  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Telling_the_Time\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Telling the Time<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"struct\">Hour + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ede di\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70b9 di\u01cen<\/span> + Minute + \u5206 f\u0113n<\/div>\n  <p>Use the structure above to say a specific time. If you want to emphasize &#8220;o&#8217;clock,&#8221; add <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ede\u9418 di\u01cenzh\u014dng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70b9\u949f di\u01cenzh\u014dng<\/span> after the hour instead of just <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ede di\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70b9 di\u01cen<\/span>.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"ex-list\">\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">5:50<\/span><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">five fifty<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">4:00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56db<\/span><rt>s\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/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><\/ruby> <span class=\"or\">or<\/span> <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><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\u949f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">four o&#8217;clock<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">3:02<\/span><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">three oh two<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">11:01<\/span><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">eleven oh one<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">2:18<\/span><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">two eighteen<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">12:15<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\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&#8217;\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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">twelve fifteen<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">9:00<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5d<\/span><rt>ji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/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><\/ruby> <span class=\"or\">or<\/span> <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><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\u949f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">nine o&#8217;clock<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Good to Know<\/div>\n    <p>When the minutes are below 10, add \u96f6 l\u00edng (&#8220;zero&#8221;) in front, just like saying &#8220;oh&#8221; in English: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e09\u9ede\u96f6\u4e8c\u5206 s\u0101n di\u01cen l\u00edng \u00e8r f\u0113n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e09\u70b9\u96f6\u4e8c\u5206 s\u0101n di\u01cen l\u00edng \u00e8r f\u0113n<\/span> is 3:02. <br>For 2 o&#8217;clock, always use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169 li\u01ceng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24 li\u01ceng<\/span> instead of \u4e8c \u00e8r \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169 li\u01ceng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24 li\u01ceng<\/span> is the form used for counting hours.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <p>In spoken Chinese, \u5206 f\u0113n is often dropped to keep things short \u2014 but only when the minutes are 10 or more.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"ex-list\">\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">7:24<\/span><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">seven twenty-four<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">10:19<\/span><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">ten nineteen<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <p>And here is how to ask the time:<\/p>\n  <div class=\"ex-list\">\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">What time is it now?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Half_and_Quarter_%E2%80%94_%E5%8D%8A_ban_%E5%88%BB_ke\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Half and Quarter \u2014 \u534a b\u00e0n &#038; \u523b k\u00e8<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>\u534a b\u00e0n \u2014 &#8220;half&#8221;<\/h3>\n  <div class=\"ex-list\">\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">7:30<\/span><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">half past seven<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">12:30<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\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&#8217;\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">half past twelve<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h3>\u523b k\u00e8 \u2014 &#8220;quarter&#8221;<\/h3>\n  <div class=\"ex-list\">\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">2:15<\/span><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">a quarter past two<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">8:45<\/span><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">a quarter to nine<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Good to Know<\/div>\n    <p>\u523b k\u00e8 is the textbook word for &#8220;quarter,&#8221; but people in Taiwan don&#8217;t commonly use it. We prefer to say \u5341\u4e94\u5206 sh\u00edw\u01d4 f\u0113n or \u56db\u5341\u4e94\u5206 s\u00ecsh\u00edw\u01d4 f\u0113n instead.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Minutes_to_the_Hour_%E2%80%94_%E5%B7%AE_cha%E5%B7%AE_cha\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Minutes to the Hour \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5dee ch\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5dee ch\u00e0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"struct\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5dee ch\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5dee ch\u00e0<\/span> + Minutes + \u5206 f\u0113n + Hour + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ede di\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70b9 di\u01cen<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"struct\">Hour + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ede di\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u70b9 di\u01cen<\/span> + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5dee ch\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5dee ch\u00e0<\/span> + Minutes + \u5206 f\u0113n<\/div>\n  <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5dee ch\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5dee ch\u00e0<\/span> means &#8220;to be short of&#8221; or &#8220;to lack.&#8221; It tells you how many minutes are left until a certain hour, like &#8220;five to six&#8221; in English.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"ex-list\">\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">5:55<\/span><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">five to six<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">9:59<\/span><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">one minute to ten<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><span class=\"tag\">11:28<\/span><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">two minutes to half past eleven<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-4\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4AM_and_PM_%E2%80%94_Times_of_Day\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">A.M. and P.M. \u2014 Times of Day<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>The 24-hour clock isn&#8217;t used much in everyday conversation, so you need a way to tell morning from evening. Chinese doesn&#8217;t have a direct A.M. \/ P.M. \u2014 instead, the day is divided into seven periods.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Key Point<\/div>\n    <p>These time-of-day words always go <strong>in front of<\/strong> the time, never after it.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n    <table class=\"compare-table\">\n      <thead><tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Roughly<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e9\u4e0a z\u01ceosh\u00e0ng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e9\u4e0a z\u01ceoshang<\/span><\/td><td>05:00 \u2013 09:00<\/td><td>early morning<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u4e0a\u5348 sh\u00e0ngw\u01d4<\/td><td>09:00 \u2013 12:00<\/td><td>morning<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u4e2d\u5348 zh\u014dngw\u01d4<\/td><td>around 12:00<\/td><td>noon<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u4e0b\u5348 xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/td><td>13:00 \u2013 18:00<\/td><td>afternoon<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u665a\u4e0a w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u665a\u4e0a w\u01censhang<\/span><\/td><td>18:00 \u2013 00:00<\/td><td>evening, night<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u534a\u591c b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/td><td>00:00 \u2013 03:00<\/td><td>midnight, the middle of the night<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u51cc\u6668 l\u00edngch\u00e9n<\/td><td>03:00 \u2013 05:00<\/td><td>before dawn<\/td><\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex-list\">\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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\u01d0chu\u00e1ng<\/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\u01d0chu\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">I get up at 7 o&#8217;clock every morning.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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\u012b<\/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\u012b<\/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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">I go to bed at 11:30 at night.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><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><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">I have afternoon tea at a quarter past three.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u534a\u591c<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ny\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\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<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\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 class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s 2 a.m. and you&#8217;re still not asleep \u2014 what are you doing?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ex\">\n      <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5348<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5348<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">I have Chinese class this morning.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">5<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"mrow wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c<\/span><rt>\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c<\/span><rt>\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mrow right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/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><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">For 2 o&#8217;clock, use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169 li\u01ceng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24 li\u01ceng<\/span>, not \u4e8c \u00e8r. (\u4e8c \u00e8r is still fine inside bigger numbers, like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341\u4e8c\u9ede sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e8r di\u01cen<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341\u4e8c\u70b9 sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e8r di\u01cen<\/span> for 12:00.)<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"mrow wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><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\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceosh\u00e0ng<\/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\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoshang<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mrow right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><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><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><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><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">English puts &#8220;a.m.&#8221; after the time, but Chinese goes from big to small: the time of day comes first, then the hour.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 id=\"sec-6\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">6<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Say each time in Chinese \u2014 don&#8217;t forget the time-of-day word! Tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"practice-list\">\n    <div class=\"practice\">\n      <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">01<\/span>12:00<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u5348<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u5348<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"practice\">\n      <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">02<\/span>17:30<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/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\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e94<\/span><rt>w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"practice\">\n      <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"pnum\">03<\/span>03:15<\/div>\n      <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51cc\u6668<\/span><rt>l\u00edngch\u00e9n<\/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><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51cc\u6668<\/span><rt>l\u00edngch\u00e9n<\/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><\/ruby> <span class=\"or\">or<\/span> <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51cc\u6668<\/span><rt>l\u00edngch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/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\">\u51cc\u6668<\/span><rt>l\u00edngch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e94<\/span><rt>sh\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><span 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