Telling Time in Chinese | All The Way To Intermediate | ChinesePod
  • 4 years ago
In this All the Way to Intermediate lesson, we focus on talking about time in Chinese. How to reference different times of the day (Morning, Afternoon) and how to mention specific time in the structure: Hour 点/點 Minutes 分. Make sure to watch other ATWTI episodes and don't forget to visit Practice tab for more links.

Key Vocabulary:
现在 - xiàn zài - now; at present
现在 - xiàn zài - now
几点 - jǐ diǎn - what time
点 - diǎn - hour
分 - fēn - minute
上午 - shàng wǔ - morning/ a.m.
下午 - xià wǔ - afternoon/ p.m.
中午 - zhōng wǔ - noon
一点 - yì diǎn - 1 o'clock
五点 - wǔ diǎn - 5 o'clock
十一点 - shí yī diǎn - 11 o'clock
一点五分 - yì diǎn wǔ fēn - 1:05
一点二十分 - yì diǎn èr shí fēn - 1:20
一点半 - yì diǎn bàn - half past one
半 - bàn - half
三点十五分 - sān diǎn shí wǔ fēn - 3:15
上午八点 - shàng wǔ bā diǎn - 8 a.m.
下午八点 - xià wǔ bā diǎn - 8 p.m.
中午十二点 - zhōng wǔ shí èr diǎn - 12 noon
两 - liǎng - two [used before measure words when counting]
两点 - liǎng diǎn - 2 o'clock
两点十分 - liǎng diǎn shí fēn - 2:10
个 - liǎng - measure word
两个 - liǎng gè - two ( measure word)
四月二号 - sì yuè ér hào - 2nd of April


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