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Level 3 Lesson 27.2 – 差一刻两点了,怎么办?

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GRAMMAR: How to Tell Time in Chinese with 半 (bàn); 刻 (kè); 差 (chà); 过 (guò)

In this HSK 3 video lesson we'll learn how to tell time in Chinese with 半 (bàn); 刻 (kè); 差 (chà); 过 (guò).

  • 半 (bàn ▸ half)
  • 刻 (kè ▸ a unit to measure time on clocks and watches, equaling 15 minutes)
  • 差 (chà ▸ to fall short of; to be short of)
  • 过 (guò ▸ to go pass)

GRAMMAR


Grammar 1. 半 bàn ▸ half

Grammar 2. 刻 kè ▸ a unit to measure time on clocks and watches, equaling 15 minutes

Previously, we have learned how to tell time in Chinese with this structure: …点…分.

 ☑ See also How To Tell Time with …点…分.

In today's lesson, we'll learn how to tell Chinese in Chinese with 半 and 刻. We use the following structures:

…点半

…点半 …点…(分)
11:30 shí yī diǎn bàn
十一点半
shí yī diǎn sān shí (fēn)
十一点三十(分)
5:30 wǔ diǎn bàn
五点半
wǔ diǎn sān shí (fēn)
五点三十(分)

…点…刻

…点…刻 …点…分/…点…
8:15 bā diǎn yí kè
八点一刻
bā diǎn shí wǔ (fēn)
八点十五(分)
12:15 shí 'èr diǎn yí kè
十二点一刻
shí 'èr diǎn shí wǔ (fēn)
十二点十五(分)
6:45 liù diǎn sān kè
六点三刻
liù diǎn sì shí wǔ (fēn)
六点四十五(分)
11:45 shí yī diǎn sān kè
十一点三刻
shí yī diǎn sì shí wǔ (fēn)
十一点四十五(分)

 

Below are more examples:

  • sì yuè shí ’èr rì xiàwǔ yī diǎn bàn
    四月十二日下午一点半
    April 12, 1:30pm
  • zhè ge xīngqītiān shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn yí kè
    这个星期天上午九点一刻
    this Sunday 9:15am
  • xià ge yuè qī hào zhōngwǔ shí ’èr diǎn bàn
    下个月七号中午十二点半
    next month 7th, noon 12:30
  • cóng zǎoshang bā diǎn bàn dào wǎnshang shí diǎn yí kè
    从早上八点半到晚上十点一刻
    from 8:30am to 10:15pm

 

Reading The Clock vs. Duration of Time

Reading The Clock Duration of Time
sān diǎn sān fēn
三点三分
3:03
sān fēn zhōng
三分钟
3 minutes
wǔ diǎn yí kè
五点一刻
5:15
yí kè zhōng
一刻钟
15 minutes
shí diǎn bàn
十点半
10:30
bàn xiǎo shí /  bàn ge xiǎo shí
半小时/半个小时
half an hour

 

Grammar 3. 差 chà ▸ to fall short of; to be short of

Grammar 4. 过 guò ▸ to go pass

In today's lesson, we'll also learn how to tell Chinese in Chinese with 差 and 过. We use the following structures:

差… …点

差… …点
01:45 chà yí kè liǎng diǎn
差一刻两点
liǎng diǎn chà yí kè
两点差一刻
09:55 chà yí kè shí diǎn
差一刻十点
shí diǎn chà yí kè
十点差一刻

…点过…

…点过…
02:15 liǎng diǎn guò yí kè
两点过一刻
10:05 shí diǎn guò wǔ fēn
十点过五分

 

Below are more examples:

  • Wǒ míngtiān zǎoshang qī diǎn guò yí kè yào qù yīyuàn kànbìng.
    我明天早上七点过一刻要去医院看病。
    I tomorrow morning 15-minutes-past-7-o’clock need to go to (the) hospital to (have my) sickness looked-at.
  • Tā kàn le kàn shǒubiǎo, yǐjīng wǎnshang shí ’èr diǎn guò ’èr shí le.
    他看了看手表,已经晚上十二点过二十了。
    He looked-at (the) watch “really quick”, (it) already (is) night 20-minutes-past-12-o’clock.
  • Yínháng měi tiān xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn chà yí kè guānmén.
    银行每天下午五点差一刻关门。
    (The) bank every day afternoon 15-minutes-to-5-o’clock closes.

 

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