时间- shíjiān - time
点 - diǎn - O'clock
半 - bàn - half
刻 - kè - quarter
分- fēn - minutes
小时 - xiǎo shí - hours
刻钟 - kèzhōng - quarters
分钟- fēnzhōng - minutes
Pm/Am
早上 - zǎo sháng - early morning
上午 - shàng wǔ - morning
中午 - zhōng wǔ - noon
下午 - xiàwǔ - afternoon
晚上 - wǎnshàng - evening
Sentences
现在几点了？/ 现在几点钟? - Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le? / xiànzài jǐ diǎn zhōng?
Responses
一点半 - yì diǎn bàn - one O'clock and 30 minutes{bàn} or 1:30
三点钟 - sān diàn zhōng - three O'clock or 3:00
九点三刻 - jiǔdiān sǎnkè - nine O'clock and 3 quarters or 9:45
九点四十五分 - jiǔ diǎn sìshíwǔfēn - nine O'clock and 45 minute or 9:45
中午 - zhōngwǔ - noon
两点零五分 - liǎngdiǎn líng wǔ - two O'clock and 5 minute or 2:05
七点十五分 - qīdiǎn shíwǔ fēn - seven O'clock and 15 minute or 7:15
十一点五十五分 - shíyī diǎn wǔshíwǔ fēn - 11 O'clock and 55 minute or 11:55
半夜 - bànyè - midnight
Grammar
*When you say two O'clock you use 两 (liǎng)点 instead of 二(èr)点.
*Before 1, 2 , 3 , 4, 5, 6, 7 ,8 or 9 minute always add a 零 (ling) zero in front of the number.
* 小时( xiǎo shí) is different from 点 ( diǎn).
Example :
三小时- san xiǎo shí - This means 3 hours
三点 - san diǎn - This means 3 O'clock or 3:00
*If you want to add Pm or Am to a time use (早上 ,上午,中午,下午 or 晚上 ) before the time.
Example:
早上七点十五分 - zǎo sháng qīdiǎn shíwǔ fēn. - 7:15 am
晚上七点十五分 - wǎnshàng qīdiǎn shíwǔ fēn. - 7:15 pm
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