diǎn

o'clock classifier

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。: 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。: 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？: 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。: From eight to nine, I study at the library.
• 我们wǒmen 九jiǔ 点diǎn 出发chūfā 吧ba。: Let's set off at nine o'clock.
• 电影diànyǐng 八bā 点diǎn 结束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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: To save energy, the school turns off many lights after ten o’clock at night.

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