Chinese Time of Day 中國時間

Chinese Time of Day 中國時間

Chinese Vocabulary:

漢語詞彙:

second (秒  miǎo)

minute (分钟  fēn zhōng)

hour (小时  xiǎo shí)

day (天  tiān/日  rì)

week (周  zhōu/星期  xīng qī)

month (月  yuè)

year (年  nián)

What’s the time now?

现在几点?

xiàn zài jǐ diǎn

o’clock (点  diǎn)

a quarter (刻  kè)

half (半  bàn)

be short of/to (差  chà)

two o’clock (两点  liǎng diǎn)

four twenty (四点二十(分)  sì diǎn èr shí (fēn))

a quarter past six (六点一刻  liù diǎn yī kè)

half past nine (九点半  jiǔ diǎn bàn)

five to eleven (差五分十一点  chà wǔ fēn shí yī diǎn)

early morning (早上  zǎo shàng)

morning (上午  shàng wǔ)

noon (中午  zhōng wǔ)

afternoon (下午  xià wǔ)

evening (晚上  wǎn shàng)

night (夜里  yè lǐ)

midnight (半夜  bàn yè)

When do you?

你什么时候

nǐ shén me shí hou

What time do you get up?

你什么时候起床

nǐ shén me shí hou qǐ chuáng

I get up at half past six in the morning.

我早上六点半起床

wǒ zǎo shàng liù diǎn bàn qǐ chuáng

What time do you start work/class?

你什么时候上班/上课

nǐ shén me shí hou shàng bān/shàng kè

I start class at eight o’clock in the morning.

我早上八点上课

wǒ zǎo shàng bā diǎn shàng kè

I start work at one o’clock in the afternoon.

我下午一点上班

wǒ xià wǔ yī diǎn shàng bān

What time do you eat dinner?

你什么时候吃晚饭

nǐ shén me shí hou chī wǎn fàn

I eat dinner at half past five in the evening.

我晚上五点半吃晚饭

wǒ wǎn shàng wǔ diǎn bàn chī wǎn fàn

What time do you go to bed?

你什么时候睡觉

nǐ shén me shí hou shuì jiào

I go to bed at midnight.

我半夜睡觉

wǒ bàn yè shuì jiào

Nouns:

午夜 midnight, noon

半夜 midnight

夜班 night shift, midnight

日出 sunrise

黎明 dawn, daybreak, twilight, sunrise, day spring

拂曉 dawn, daybreak, dawning, sunrise, day spring

暲 sunrise, uprising, rise, rising, uprise

黎明 dawn, daybreak, twilight, sunrise, day spring

破曉 dawn, daybreak, daylight, day spring

曉 dawn, daybreak, day spring

拂曉 dawn, daybreak, dawning, sunrise, day spring

旦 day, dawn, morning, daybreak, day spring

晨 morning, dawn, daybreak, day spring

昕 dawn, daybreak, day spring

旴 dawn, daybreak, day spring

霞 afterglow, dawn, daybreak, day spring, red cloud

昉 dawn, daybreak, day spring

旭 rising sun, dawn, daybreak, day spring

薄明 dawn, daybreak, day spring

早上 morning, morrow

早晨 morning, morn

上午 morning

晨 morning, dawn, daybreak, day spring

早 morning

朝 dynasty, morning, court, reign, imperial court, royal court

午前 morning, forenoon

旦 day, dawn, morning, daybreak, day spring

夙 morning

初期 beginning, initial stage, early days, start, infancy, morning

中午 noon, midday, noonday

正午 noon, midday, noonday

晌 noon, part of the day

午 noon, midday, noonday, seventh earthly branch

午夜 midnight, noon

當午 midday, noon, noonday

Adjective:

中午的 noon

Verbs:

破曉 dawn

開始現生 dawn