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    Expressing 'minute' with 分钟 (fēnzhōng)

    Numbers & Quantity
    Time Expressions

    Structure

    Number + 分钟

    Explanation

    The noun 分钟 (fēnzhōng) means 'minute' as a unit of time. It is used with numbers and optionally the measure word 个 to express durations or specific time spans. For example, 两分钟 means 'two minutes.'

    Examples

    • 请等我五分钟，我马上就好。

      Qǐng děng wǒ wǔ fēnzhōng, wǒ mǎshàng jiù hǎo.

      Please wait five minutes for me; I'll be ready soon.

    • 从这里走到地铁站大概需要十分钟。

      Cóng zhèlǐ zǒu dào dìtiě zhàn dàgài xūyào shí fēnzhōng.

      It takes about ten minutes to walk from here to the subway station.

    • 他每天早上花二十分钟跑步。

      Tā měitiān zǎoshang huā èrshí fēnzhōng pǎobù.

      He spends twenty minutes jogging every morning.

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