Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 16
现在几点What time is it now
Ask the time, say morning, noon or evening, and agree on a time to eat together.
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现在几点— What time is it?
- 文山白月, 现在几点?Bai Yue, what time is it?
- 白月现在七点.It's 7.
- 文山七点? 早上还是晚上?7? Morning or evening?
- 白月晚上!Evening!
- 文山晚上七点了! 我去吃晚饭.It's 7pm! I'm going to dinner.
- 白月我也去!I'll come too!
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中午吃饭— Lunch
- 白月文山, 中午我们吃饭吗?Wen Shan, eating at noon?
- 文山中午十二点吃! 你想吃什么?Yes, 12 noon! What do you want?
- 白月我想吃中国菜.I'd like Chinese food.
- 文山好! 中午见.Good! See you at noon.
- 白月一会儿见!See you soon!
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- 现在
nounnow
- 点
measure wordo'clock
- 分
measure wordminute
- 时间
nountime
- 时候
nountime; moment
- 早
adjectiveearly; morning
- 早上
nounmorning
- 上午
nounmorning (am)
- 中午
nounnoon
- 晚
adjectivelate; evening
- 晚上
nounevening
- 文山
pn.Wen Shan (male university student)
- 还是
conjunctionor (in a question)
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- 现
now; present (in 现在)
现在 xiànzài — now实现 shíxiàn — realize; achieve- 白
white
白月 Bái Yuè — Bai Yue (design student)- 月
month / moon
白月 Bái Yuè — Bai Yue (design student)- 早
early; morning
早上 zǎoshang — morning早饭 zǎo fàn — breakfast早睡 zǎo shuì — sleep early- 晚
late; evening
晚上 wǎnshang — evening; night晚饭 wǎn fàn — dinner- 午
noon
上午 shàngwǔ — morning (am)中午 zhōngwǔ — noon下午 xiàwǔ — afternoon- 分
minute; divide
大部分 dàbùfen — most of (a group)十分 shífēn — very (formal / written register)分钟 fēnzhōng — minute- 时
time
时间 shíjiān — time时候 shíhou — time; moment小时 xiǎoshí — hour- 间
(in 时间)
时间 shíjiān — time中间 zhōngjiān — middle房间 fángjiān — room- 候
time; moment (in 时候 / 当时)
时候 shíhou — time; moment
Hanzi — writing & recognition
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diǎno'clock; dotWriting
fēnminute; divideWriting
shítimeWriting
shàngup; onWriting
zǎoearly; morningRecognition
zhōngmiddleRecognition
wǎnlate; eveningRecognition
wǔnoonRecognition
jiān(in 时间)Recognition
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Telling time — 几点 / 现在几点
Explanation
Chinese time format: X 点 (X o'clock) + X 分 (X minutes). Examples: 三点 (3:00), 三点半 (3:30), 三点十五 (3:15). Question: 现在几点? — "What time is it?" Answer: 现在 X 点 X 分. Time-of-day prefixes: 早上 / 上午 / 中午 / 晚上 (e.g. 早上七点 = 7am).
Examples
- 现在几点?What time is it?
- 现在三点半.It's 3:30.
- 早上七点喝茶.Have tea at 7am.
- 中午十二点吃饭.Eat at noon (12).
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A 还是 B? Choosing one
Explanation
还是 goes in a question and asks someone to choose one of two: 早上还是晚上? (Morning or evening?). This kind of question takes no 吗. To answer, just say the one you choose: 晚上! (Evening!).
Examples
- 早上还是晚上?Morning or evening?
- 你喝茶还是喝水?Will you have tea or water?
- 现在七点还是八点?Is it seven or eight now?
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