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Excuse me, what time is it now?
qǐng wèn , xiàn zài jǐ diǎn ?
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2
It's a quarter to six.
xiàn zài chà yí kè liù diǎn .
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3
I get up at six fifteen every morning.
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn yí kè qǐ chuáng .
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4
When do you usually go to bed at night?
nǐ wǎn shang jǐ diǎn shuì jiào ?
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5
When do you usually go to work?
nǐ yì bān jǐ diǎn shàng bān ?
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6
I eat breakfast at seven ten.
wǒ qī diǎn shí fēn chī zǎo fàn .
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7
How about at half past two tomorrow afternoon?
míng tiān xià wǔ liǎng diǎn bàn zěn me yàng ?
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8
Ok, see you on Saturday.
hǎo de , xīng qī liù jiàn .
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9
Our appointed time is half past five p.m.
wǒ men yuē de shí jiān shì wǔ diǎn bàn .
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10
I will sure arrive on time.
wǒ yí dìng zhǔn shí dào .
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Do you know?
In Chinese, time is expressed by stating the hour first, followed by the minute. For example, "6:15" is "liù diǎn yí kè" (literally: six points one quarter). "Half past" is expressed as "bàn" (半), so "5:30" is "wǔ diǎn bàn" (five points half).
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