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    Using 七点 (qī diǎn) to express "seven o'clock"

    Time Expressions

    Structure

    (早上/晚上) + 七点

    Explanation

    七点 (qī diǎn) means "seven o'clock." Chinese tells time by combining a number with 点 (diǎn, "o'clock"). To specify morning or evening, add 早上 (morning) or 晚上 (evening) before the time, as in 晚上七点 (7 PM).

    Examples

    • 我每天早上七点起床。

      wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qī diǎn qǐ chuáng.

      I get up at seven o'clock every morning.

    • 电影晚上七点开始，我们六点半出发吧。

      diàn yǐng wǎn shang qī diǎn kāi shǐ, wǒ men liù diǎn bàn chū fā ba.

      The movie starts at seven in the evening; let's leave at six thirty.

    • 他约了七点在咖啡馆见面。

      tā yuē le qī diǎn zài kā fēi guǎn jiàn miàn.

      He arranged to meet at the café at seven o'clock.

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