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Using the classifier 点 (diǎn) for time points
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Time Expressions
Structure
Number + 点
Explanation
The classifier 点 (diǎn) is used to express clock time in Chinese, equivalent to "o'clock" in English. It follows a number to indicate the hour. For example, 三点 means "three o'clock" and 零点 means "midnight."
Examples
我们约好明天早上九点见面。
Wǒmen yuē hǎo míngtiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn jiànmiàn.
We agreed to meet tomorrow morning at nine o'clock.
现在已经十一点了，该睡了吧。
Xiànzài yǐjīng shíyī diǎn le, gāi shuì le ba.
It's already eleven o'clock — time to sleep.
他每天六点半起床去跑步。
Tā měitiān liù diǎn bàn qǐchuáng qù pǎobù.
He gets up at six thirty every day to go running.
Similar Grammar
- Referring to a point in time with 点 (diǎn)
- Expressing 'o'clock' with 点 (diǎn)
- Expressing 'eight o'clock' with 八点 (bā diǎn)
- Expressing 'three o'clock' with 三点 (sān diǎn)
- Expressing 'six o'clock' with 六点 (liù diǎn)
- Expressing 'ten o'clock' with 十点 (shí diǎn)
- Telling time with 点 (diǎn)
- Using 七点 (qī diǎn) to express "seven o'clock"