Breakdown of míngtiān de tuìfángshíjiān shì shàngwǔ shí diǎn.
是shì
to be
的de
possessive particle
明天míngtiān
tomorrow
十shí
ten
点diǎn
o'clock classifier
上午shàngwǔ
morning
退房时间tuìfángshíjiān
checkout time
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