shí

FromLesson 7inHardcore Chinese

Usages of shí

明天míngtiān　我们wǒmen　提前tíqián　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　出发chūfā，　就jiù　不bú　会huì　迟到chídào　了le。míngtiān wǒmen tíqián shí fēnzhōng chūfā, jiù bú huì chídào le.

Tomorrow we'll set off ten minutes early, then we won't be late.

你nǐ　先xiān　买mǎi　票piào，　我wǒ　明天míngtiān　提前tíqián　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　到dào。nǐ xiān mǎi piào, wǒ míngtiān tíqián shí fēnzhōng dào.

Buy the tickets first; I will arrive ten minutes early tomorrow.

我Wǒ　从cóng　家jiā　到dào　银行yínháng　要yào　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng。Wǒ cóng jiā dào yínháng yào shí fēnzhōng.

It takes ten minutes for me to get from home to the bank.

我们Wǒmen　从cóng　家jiā　到dào　公园gōngyuán　走zǒu　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng。Wǒmen cóng jiā dào gōngyuán zǒu shí fēnzhōng.

It’s a ten-minute walk from our home to the park.

我wǒ　以为yǐwéi　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　很hěn　远yuǎn，　其实qíshí　走zǒu　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　就jiù　到dào　了le。wǒ yǐwéi zhè gè dìfang hěn yuǎn, qíshí zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.

I thought this place was far, but actually it’s only a ten-minute walk.

我wǒ　住zhù　在zài　一yí　个gè　新xīn　公寓gōngyù　里lǐ，　在zài　十shí　楼lóu，　每天měitiān　都dōu　坐zuò　电梯diàntī　上去shàngqù。wǒ zhù zài yí gè xīn gōngyù lǐ, zài shí lóu, měitiān dōu zuò diàntī shàngqù.

I live in a new apartment on the tenth floor and take the elevator up every day.

我wǒ　住zhù　在zài　十shí　楼lóu，　这zhè　楼lóu　很hěn　安静ānjìng。wǒ zhù zài shí lóu, zhè lóu hěn ānjìng.

I live on the tenth floor; this building is very quiet.

我们wǒmen　走zǒu　楼梯lóutī　上shàng　十shí　楼lóu　吧ba。wǒmen zǒu lóutī shàng shí lóu ba.

Let’s walk up the stairs to the tenth floor.

为了wèile　这个zhège　标准biāozhǔn，　她tā　每měi　晚上wǎnshang　写xiě　的de　句子jùzi　都dōu　超过chāoguò　十shí　个gè。wèile zhège biāozhǔn, tā měi wǎnshang xiě de jùzi dōu chāoguò shí gè.

For this standard, every night the sentences she writes exceed ten.

为了wèile　节省jiéshěng　能源néngyuán，　学校xuéxiào　晚上wǎnshang　十shí　点diǎn　以后yǐhòu　关guān　掉diào　很多hěnduō　灯dēng。wèile jiéshěng néngyuán, xuéxiào wǎnshang shí diǎn yǐhòu guān diào hěnduō dēng.

To save energy, the school turns off many lights after ten o’clock at night.

明天míngtiān　的de　退房时间tuìfángshíjiān　是shì　上午shàngwǔ　十shí　点diǎn。míngtiān de tuìfángshíjiān shì shàngwǔ shí diǎn.

Tomorrow's checkout time is ten in the morning.

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