Natural Chinese > Time/时间

what time is it?/几点了?/现在是什么时间?

time/时间(shí jiān)

o’clock=点(diǎn)

a quarter=1刻(kè)

half a hour=半小时(bàn xiǎo shí)

1 hour=1小时(xiǎo shí)

6:00=6点

6:15=6点15/6点一刻

6:30=6点半

6:45=6点45

24:00/0:00/=/零点(líng diǎn)


when is it now?/现在是什么时候了?

It’s 4:30 in the afternoon./现在是下午4点半。

when/时候(shí hòu)


morning/早上(zǎo shàng)

in the morning/上午(shàng wǔ):before 12:00

at noon/中午:around 12:00

in the afternoon/下午:after 12:00, before 18:00


at dawn/早晨(zǎo chén)

at noon/中午(zhōng wǔ)

at dusk/傍晚(bàng wǎn)


during the day/白天(bái tiān)

during the night/晚上(wǎn shàng)

after 0:00 before dawn/凌晨( líng chén)