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xiǎoshí

小时xiǎoshíxiǎoshí
hour
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Usages of xiǎoshí

我wǒ　在zài　办公室bàngōngshì　等děng　老板lǎobǎn　等děng　了le　一yí　个gè　小时xiǎoshí　了le。wǒ zài bàngōngshì děng lǎobǎn děng le yí gè xiǎoshí le.
I’ve been waiting for the boss in the office for an hour.
她tā　和hé　室友shìyǒu　在zài　图书馆túshūguǎn　复习fùxí　了le　三sān　个gè　小时xiǎoshí　了le，　还hái　不bù　想xiǎng　回huí　家jiā。tā hé shìyǒu zài túshūguǎn fùxí le sān gè xiǎoshí le, hái bù xiǎng huí jiā.
She and her roommate have been reviewing in the library for three hours and still don’t want to go home.
忙máng　了le　一yí　个gè　小时xiǎoshí　以后yǐhòu，　我wǒ　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　饿è，　想xiǎng　去qù　吃chī　点儿diǎnr　东西dōngxi。máng le yí gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, wǒ yǒudiǎnr è, xiǎng qù chī diǎnr dōngxi.
After being busy for an hour, I felt a bit hungry and wanted to eat something.
我wǒ　和hé　室友shìyǒu　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　一直yìzhí　聊天liáotiān，　聊天liáotiān　了le　两liǎng　个gè　小时xiǎoshí。wǒ hé shìyǒu zài fángjiān lǐ yìzhí liáotiān, liáotiān le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
My roommate and I kept chatting in the room; we chatted for two hours.
父母fùmǔ　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù　了le　一yí　个gè　小时xiǎoshí，　觉得juéde　身体shēntǐ　很hěn　舒服shūfu。fùmǔ zài gōngyuán sànbù le yí gè xiǎoshí, juéde shēntǐ hěn shūfu.
My parents walked in the park for an hour and felt very comfortable physically.
她tā　对duì　中国zhōngguó　文化wénhuà　很hěn　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù，　所以suǒyǐ　她tā　的de　计划jìhuà　是shì　每天měitiān　花huā　一yí　个gè　小时xiǎoshí　提高tígāo　自己zìjǐ　的de　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng。tā duì zhōngguó wénhuà hěn yǒu xìngqù, suǒyǐ tā de jìhuà shì měitiān huā yí gè xiǎoshí tígāo zìjǐ de zhōngwén shuǐpíng.
She is very interested in Chinese culture, so her plan is to spend an hour every day improving her Chinese level.
为了wèile　不bù　让ràng　游戏机yóuxìjī　影响yǐngxiǎng　成绩chéngjì，　哥哥gēge　决定juédìng　每天měitiān　只zhǐ　玩wán　半bàn　个gè　小时xiǎoshí。wèile bù ràng yóuxìjī yǐngxiǎng chéngjì, gēge juédìng měitiān zhǐ wán bàn gè xiǎoshí.
So that the game console doesn’t affect his grades, her brother decided to play only half an hour a day.

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niántā zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sān nián le.chéngjìtā xué zhōngwén xué le liǎng nián le, chéngjì yǐjīng hěn hǎo le.bàngōngshìwǒ zài bàngōngshì děng lǎobǎn děng le yí gè xiǎoshí le.shìyǒutā hé shìyǒu zài túshūguǎn fùxí le sān gè xiǎoshí le, hái bù xiǎng huí jiā.
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