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Learn Hardcore Chinese: diǎn - o'clock classifier

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 7
/diǎn

diǎn

Word

点diǎn

Meaning

o'clock classifier

Part of speech

measure word

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of diǎn

大家dàjiā　都dōu　到dào　了le　吗ma？　我们wǒmen　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　出发chūfā　吧ba。dàjiā dōu dào le ma? wǒmen bā diǎn bàn chūfā ba.

Has everyone arrived? Let's set off at eight-thirty.

今天jīntiān　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　的de　电影diànyǐng　票piào　比较bǐjiào　便宜piányi，　别bié　迟到chídào。jīntiān bā diǎn bàn de diànyǐng piào bǐjiào piányi, bié chídào.

Today's eight-thirty movie tickets are relatively cheap; don't be late.

我们Wǒmen　明天míngtiān　在zài　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　开会kāihuì，　您nín　同意tóngyì　这zhè　个gè　安排ānpái　吗ma？Wǒmen míngtiān zài bā diǎn bàn kāihuì, nín tóngyì zhè gè ānpái ma?

We’re having a meeting at eight-thirty tomorrow; do you agree with this arrangement?

从Cóng　八bā　点diǎn　到dào　九jiǔ　点diǎn　我wǒ　在zài　图书馆túshūguǎn　学习xuéxí。Cóng bā diǎn dào jiǔ diǎn wǒ zài túshūguǎn xuéxí.

From eight to nine, I study at the library.

我们wǒmen　九jiǔ　点diǎn　出发chūfā　吧ba。wǒmen jiǔ diǎn chūfā ba.

Let's set off at nine o'clock.

电影diànyǐng　八bā　点diǎn　结束jiéshù。diànyǐng bā diǎn jiéshù.

The movie ends at eight.

她Tā　已经yǐjīng　习惯xíguàn　每天měitiān　早上zǎoshang　六liù　点diǎn　起床qǐchuáng　做zuò　早饭zǎofàn。Tā yǐjīng xíguàn měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng zuò zǎofàn.

She is already used to getting up at six every morning to make breakfast.

我们wǒmen　八bā　点diǎn　开始kāishǐ　开会kāihuì。wǒmen bā diǎn kāishǐ kāihuì.

We start the meeting at eight o’clock.

早上zǎoshang　八bā　点diǎn　市中心shìzhōngxīn　的de　交通jiāotōng　最zuì　拥挤yōngjǐ，　公交车gōngjiāochē　和hé　地铁dìtiě　都dōu　很hěn　满mǎn。zǎoshang bā diǎn shìzhōngxīn de jiāotōng zuì yōngjǐ, gōngjiāochē hé dìtiě dōu hěn mǎn.

At eight in the morning the traffic downtown is the most crowded; the buses and subway are all very full.

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　八bā　点diǎn　开始kāishǐ　上课shàngkè，　大家dàjiā　要yào　准时zhǔnshí　到dào　教室jiàoshì。míngtiān bā diǎn kāishǐ shàngkè, dàjiā yào zhǔnshí dào jiàoshì.

Class starts at eight tomorrow; everyone should arrive at the classroom on time.

电影diànyǐng　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　开始kāishǐ，　我们wǒmen　别bié　迟到chídào。diànyǐng bā diǎn bàn kāishǐ, wǒmen bié chídào.

The movie starts at eight-thirty; let’s not be late.

她tā　昨天zuótiān　没有méiyǒu　午睡wǔshuì，　所以suǒyǐ　晚上wǎnshang　八点半bādiǎnbàn　就jiù　想xiǎng　睡觉shuìjiào　了le。tā zuótiān méiyǒu wǔshuì, suǒyǐ wǎnshang bādiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng shuìjiào le.

She didn’t take a nap yesterday, so she wanted to go to sleep as early as eight-thirty.

今天jīntiān　早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　六点半liùdiǎnbàn　就jiù　醒xǐng　了le。jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ liùdiǎnbàn jiù xǐng le.

I woke up at six-thirty this morning.

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