O’clock | minute | second | quarter | half | lack |
点 | 分 | 秒 | 刻 | 半 | 差 |
diǎn | fēn | miǎo | kè | bàn | chà |
一刻 = 15分钟
e.g.
2:00 两点 (liǎng diǎn)
2:25 两点二十五(分) (liǎng diǎn èrshíwǔ fēn)
3:05 三点零五(分)(sān diǎn líng wǔ fēn)
5:30 五点半 = 五点三十(分)(wǔ diǎn bàn = wǔ diǎn sānshí fēn)
5:15 五点一刻 = 五点十五(分)(wǔ diǎn yīkè = wǔ diǎn shíwǔ fēn)
6:45 六点四十五(分)= 差一刻七点 (liù diǎn sìshíwǔ fēn = chà yī kè qī diǎn)
小时 | 分 | 秒 |
xiǎo shí | fēn | miǎo |
e.g.
三小时十五分二十秒 (sān xiǎoshí shíwǔ fēn èrshí miǎo) 3 hours 15 mins 20 seconds
二十四小时三十分十七秒 (èrshísì xiǎoshí sānshí fēn shíqī miǎo) 24 hours 30 mins 17 seconds
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Nr 8 has no translation
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