Chinese Time Expressions

This video tutorial teaches how to ask and tell time in Chinese. It covers basic phrases for asking the time, expressing time on the hour, and describing minutes past the hour. The tutorial also explains how to use 'half past' and 'quarter past' in Chinese, and how to express time close to the next hour. The video concludes with a recap and suggests additional resources for learning numbers in Chinese.

How do you ask 'What time is it now?' in Chinese?

• Shenme shihou?

• Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?

• Nǐ hǎo ma?

• Zài nǎlǐ?

What is the Chinese word for 'clock'?

• Shíjiān

• Diǎn

• Zhōng

• Fēn

How do you say '2 o'clock' in Chinese?

• Èr diǎn

• Yī diǎn

• Liǎng diǎn

• Sān diǎn

What is the Chinese term for 'minutes'?

• Zhōng

• Shí

• Diǎn

• Fēn

How would you express '3:25' in Chinese?

• Sān diǎn yīkè

• Sān diǎn bàn

• Sān diǎn shíwǔ fēn

• Sān diǎn èrshíwǔ fēn

How do you say 'half past one' in Chinese?

• Yī diǎn yīkè

• Yī diǎn èrshíwǔ fēn

• Yī diǎn bàn

• Yī diǎn shíwǔ fēn

What is the Chinese term for 'quarter past'?

• Shíwǔ fēn

• Yīkè

• Bàn

• Èrshíwǔ fēn

How would you express '7:15' in Chinese?

• Qī diǎn èrshíwǔ fēn

• Qī diǎn shíwǔ fēn

• Qī diǎn bàn

• Qī diǎn yīkè

How do you say '5 minutes to 9' in Chinese?

• Jiǔ diǎn bàn

• Chà wǔ fēn jiǔ diǎn

• Jiǔ diǎn chà wǔ fēn

• Jiǔ diǎn wǔ fēn

What is the Chinese expression for '10 minutes to 6'?

• Liù diǎn shí fēn

• Chà shí fēn liù diǎn

• Liù diǎn chà shí fēn

• Liù diǎn yīkè