How to tell the time in Mandarin Chinese, with simplified and traditional characters and pinyin romanization.
| English | Mandarin 普通話 [普通话] |
|---|---|
| What time is it? | 现在几点？ [現在幾點？] (xiànzài jīdiǎn?) 几点了？ [幾點了？] (jīdiǎn le?) |
| It's one o'clock | 现在一点 [現在一點] (xiànzài yīdiǎn) |
| It's quarter past one | 现在一点十五分 [現在一點十五分] (xiànzài yīdiǎn shíwǔ fēn) |
| It's half past one | 现在一点半 [現在一點半] (xiànzài yīdiǎn bàn) |
| It's quarter to two | 现在一点四十五分 [現在一點四十五分] (xiànzài yīdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn) |
| It's two o'clock | 现在两点 [現在兩點] (xiànzài liǎngdiǎn) |
| It's quarter past two | 现在两点十五分 [現在兩點十五分] (xiànzài liǎngdiǎn shíwǔ fēn) |
| It's half past two | 现在两点半 [現在兩點半] (xiànzài liǎngdiǎn bàn) |
| It's quarter to three | 现在两点四十五分 [現在兩點四十五分] (xiànzài liǎngdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn) |
| It's three o'clock | 现在三点 [現在三點] (xiànzài sāndiǎn) |
| It's quarter past three | 现在三点十五分 [現在三點十五分] (xiànzài sāndiǎn shíwǔ fēn) |
| It's half past three | 现在三点半 [現在三點半] (xiànzài sāndiǎn bàn) |
| It's quarter to four | 现在三点四十五分 [現在三點四十五分] (xiànzài sāndiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn) |
| It's four o'clock | 现在四点 [現在四點] (xiànzài sìdiǎn) |
| It's quarter past four | 现在四点十五分 [現在四點十五分] (xiànzài sìdiǎn shíwǔ fēn) |
| It's half past four | 现在四点半 [現在四點半] (xiànzài sìdiǎn bàn) |
| It's quarter to five | 现在四点四十五分 [現在四點四十五分] (xiànzài sìdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn) |
| It's five o'clock | 现在五点 [現在五點] (xiànzài wǔdiǎn) |
| It's quarter past five | 现在五点十五分 [現在五點十五分] (xiànzài wǔdiǎn shíwǔ fēn) |
| It's half past five | 现在五点半 [現在五點半] (xiànzài wǔdiǎn bàn) |
| It's quarter to six | 现在五点四十五分 [現在五點四十五分] (xiànzài wǔdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn) |
| It's six o'clock | 现在六点 [現在六點] (xiànzài liùdiǎn) |
| It's quarter past six | 现在六点十五分 [現在六點十五分] (xiànzài liùdiǎn shíwǔ fēn) |
| It's half past six | 现在六点半 [現在六點半] (xiànzài liùdiǎn bàn) |
| It's quarter to seven | 现在六点四十五分 [現在六點四十五分] (xiànzài liùdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn) |
| It's seven o'clock | 现在七点 [現在七點] (xiànzài qīdiǎn) |
| It's quarter past seven | 现在七点十五分 [現在七點十五分] (xiànzài qīdiǎn shíwǔ fēn) |
| It's half past seven | 现在七点半 [現在七點半] (xiànzài qīdiǎn bàn) |
| It's quarter to eight | 现在七点四十五分 [現在七點四十五分] (xiànzài qīdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn) |
| It's eight o'clock | 现在八点 [現在八點] (xiànzài bādiǎn) |
| It's quarter past eight | 现在八点十五分 [現在八點十五分] (xiànzài bādiǎn shíwǔ fēn) |
| It's half past eight | 现在八点半 [現在八點半] (xiànzài bādiǎn bàn) |
| It's quarter to nine | 现在八点四十五分 [現在八點四十五分] (xiànzài bādiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn) |
| It's nine o'clock | 现在九点 [現在九點] (xiànzài jiǔdiǎn) |
| It's quarter past nine | 现在九点十五分 [現在九點十五分] (xiànzài jiǔdiǎn shíwǔ fēn) |
| It's half past nine | 现在九点半 [現在九點半] (xiànzài jiǔdiǎn bàn) |
| It's quarter to ten | 现在九点四十五分 [現在九點四十五分] (xiànzài jiǔdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn) |
| It's ten o'clock | 现在十点 [現在十點] (xiànzài shídiǎn) |
| It's quarter past ten | 现在十点十五分 [現在十點十五分] (xiànzài shídiǎn shíwǔ fēn) |
| It's half past ten | 现在十点半 [現在十點半] (xiànzài shídiǎn bàn) |
| It's quarter to eleven | 现在十点四十五分 [現在十點四十五分] (xiànzài shídiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn) |
| It's eleven o'clock | 现在十一点 [現在十一點] (xiànzài shíyīdiǎn) |
| It's quarter past eleven | 现在十一点十五分 [現在十一點十五分] (xiànzài shíyīdiǎn shíwǔ fēn) |
| It's half past eleven | 现在十一点半 [現在十一點半] (xiànzài shíyīdiǎn bàn) |
| It's quarter to twelve | 现在十一点四十五分 [現在十一點四十五分] (xiànzài shíyīdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn) |
| It's twelve o'clock | 现在十二点 [現在十二點] (xiànzài shíèrdiǎn) |
| It's quarter past twelve | 现在十二点十五分 [現在十二點十五分] (xiànzài shíèrdiǎn shíwǔ fēn) |
| It's half past twelve | 现在十二点半 [現在十二點半] (xiànzài shíèrdiǎn bàn) |
| It's quarter to one | 现在十二点四十五分 [現在十二點四十五分] (xiànzài shíèrdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn) |
| it's midnight | 现在半夜 [現在半夜] (xiànzài bànyyè) |
| it's midday | 现在中午 [現在中午] (xiànzài zhōngwǔ) |
| in the morning | 早上 [早上] (zǎoshàng) |
| in the afternoon | 下午 [下午] (xiàwǔ) |
| in the evening | 晚上 [晚上] (wǎnshàng) |
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