Time Periods of the Day
Previously, we have learned how to ask and tell time in mandarin Chinese. In Chinese, people often add time periods of the day before the time to make it more precise. Now we will learn some expressions to describe the general time of the day.
| 凌晨 | small hours before dawn | ||
| 早上 | early morning | ||
| 上午 | morning | ||
| 中午 | noon time | ||
| 下午 | afternoon | ||
| 晚上 | evening or night | ||
| 半夜 | mid-night |
Therefore, 9:00 am can also be said "早上九点 (zǎoshɑnɡ jiǔdiǎn)". 2:00 pm can also be said "下午两点 (xiàwǔ liǎnɡdiǎn)". So here comes the question: Do you know what time it is according to the following picture?
晚上九点半 (wǎnshɑnɡ jiǔdiǎn bàn)
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