Key Phrases
現在幾點？
xiàn zài jǐ diǎn
What time is it?
現在下午三點半
xiàn zài xià wǔ sān diǎn bàn
It is three thirty in the afternoon
後天
hòu tiān
Day after tomorrow
Skills You'll Learn
Telling time in Chinese
用中文報時
yòng zhōng wén bào shí
Understanding daily time expressions
理解日常時間表達
lǐ jiě rì cháng shí jiān biǎo dá
Asking and answering questions about time
問答時間相關問題
wèn dá shí jiān xiāng guān wèn tí
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
今天
jīn tiān
Today
明天
míng tiān
Tomorrow
後天
hòu tiān
Day after tomorrow
昨天
zuó tiān
Yesterday
小時
xiǎo shí
Hour
💬 [小時] is the word for a length of time: [兩個小時] means two hours. For clock time, Chinese usually uses [點]: [三點] is three o'clock.
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fēn zhōng
Minute
秒
miǎo
Second
晚上
wǎn shàng
Night
早上
zǎo shàng
Morning
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