Time & schedules in Chinese 时间
shíjiān
When do you leave and arrive? 20 essential time & schedules words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 点 | diǎn | o'clock |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (of an hour) |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | morning |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning (a.m.) |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 夜里 | yè li | at night |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | right away |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 晚 | wǎn | late |
| 时间表 | shí jiān biǎo | timetable |
Example sentences
- 你明天有时间吗？Are you free tomorrow?
- 现在几点了？What time is it now?
- 电影八点开始。The film starts at eight o'clock.
- 再等我五分钟。Give me five more minutes.
- 我每天睡八个小时。I sleep eight hours a day.
- 现在是三点一刻。It's a quarter past three.
- 我们六点半见。See you at half past six.
- 我早上七点起床。I get up at seven in the morning.
- 上午我有两节课。I have two lessons this morning.
- 中午我们一起吃饭吧。Let's have lunch together at noon.
- 下午我要去图书馆。I'm going to the library this afternoon.
- 晚上你想做什么？What do you want to do this evening?
- 夜里下了一场大雨。There was heavy rain during the night.
- 以前我不喜欢喝茶。I didn't use to like tea.
- 吃饭以后我们去散步。After eating, we'll go for a walk.
- 别急，我马上来！Don't worry, I'm coming right away!
- 他已经回家了。He's already gone home.
- 你今天来得真早。You're really early today.
- 太晚了，我们回家吧。It's too late, let's go home.
- 我看看火车时间表。Let me look at the train timetable.
Practise speaking
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