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O’clock |
minute |
second |
quarter |
half |
lack |
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点 |
分 |
秒 |
刻 |
半 |
差 |
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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)
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小时 |
分 |
秒 |
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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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Exercise 2, question 2. Why does 秒 not need a major word? If he would be looking for 5 hours, we would say 他看了我五个小时, right?
In Chinese, the usage of measure words can vary depending on the specific noun and context. “小时” is treated as a noun phrase, meaning “hour.” Like many nouns in Chinese, it requires a measure word when counted. “秒” is a time unit that is usually treated as a pure measure of time rather than a countable noun. In this context, it does not need a measure word. Time units like 秒 (second), 分钟 (minute), and 秒钟 (second) can be used directly with numbers without measure words.
Thanks for the answer! Not exactly intuitive but no language always is.