In Chinese, time is expressed in the order of “hour-minute”. When the minute is over ten, then “分” can be omitted.
Integral point
3:00 三点
5:00 五点
Hour – minutes
4:05 四点0五(分)
7:10 七点十分
9:35 九点三十五(分)
Quarter (1 quarter = 15 mins)
1:15
一点十五(分)
一点一刻
3:15
三点十五(分)
三点一刻
Half hour (half hour = 30 mins)
2:30
两点三十(分)
两点半
11:30
十一点三十(分)
十一点半
Another way to express time (差chà)
12:50
12点五十(分)
差十分一点 (10 to 1 o`clock)
6:45
六点四十五(分)
差十五分七点 (15 mins to 7 o`clock)
差一刻七点 (a quarter to 7 o`clock)
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