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Telling time with 点 (diǎn)
Structure
Number + 点 + (Number + 分)
Explanation
点 (diǎn) is a measure word used to express the hour when telling time in Chinese. Place a number before 点 to indicate the hour, and follow it with 分 for minutes. For example, 10 点 45 分 means "10:45."
Examples
现在是下午三点半，我们出发吧。
Xiànzài shì xiàwǔ sān diǎn bàn, wǒmen chūfā ba.
It's three thirty in the afternoon now — let's head out.
每天早上七点，她准时出门上班。
Měi tiān zǎoshang qī diǎn, tā zhǔnshí chūmén shàngbān.
Every morning at seven o'clock, she leaves for work right on time.
电影晚上八点十分开始，别迟到。
Diànyǐng wǎnshang bā diǎn shí fēn kāishǐ, bié chídào.
The movie starts at eight ten in the evening — don't be late.
现在是下午三点半，我们出发吧。
Xiànzài shì xiàwǔ sān diǎn bàn, wǒmen chūfā ba.
It's now three thirty in the afternoon; let's head out.
每天早上七点，她准时出门上班。
Měitiān zǎoshang qī diǎn, tā zhǔnshí chūmén shàngbān.
Every morning at seven o'clock, she leaves for work right on time.
电影晚上八点十分开始，别迟到。
Diànyǐng wǎnshang bā diǎn shí fēn kāishǐ, bié chídào.
The movie starts at eight ten in the evening; don't be late.