In this HSK 3 video lesson we'll learn how to tell time in Chinese with 半 (bàn); 刻 (kè); 差 (chà); 过 (guò).
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…(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…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:
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 |
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 | |
01:45 | chà yí kè liǎng diǎn 差一刻两点 |
liǎng diǎn chà yí kè 两点差一刻 |
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09:55 | chà yí kè shí diǎn 差一刻十点 |
shí diǎn chà yí kè 十点差一刻 |
…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: