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en The time   »   zh 时刻(复数)

8 [eight]

The time

The time

8[八]

8 [bā]

时刻(复数)

shíkè (fùshù)

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Excuse me! 对不- ！ 对__ ！ 对-起 ！ ----- 对不起 ！ 0
du-b-q-! d_______ d-ì-ù-ǐ- -------- duìbùqǐ!
What time is it, please? 请问--现在-几----? 请__ 现_ 几_ 了 ? 请-, 现- 几- 了 ? ------------- 请问, 现在 几点 了 ? 0
Q------- ---n-à- -ǐ d----e? Q_______ x______ j_ d______ Q-n-w-n- x-à-z-i j- d-ǎ-l-? --------------------------- Qǐngwèn, xiànzài jǐ diǎnle?
Thank you very much. 非- 感谢 ！ 非_ 感_ ！ 非- 感- ！ ------- 非常 感谢 ！ 0
F-i-háng-g-n-i-! F_______ g______ F-i-h-n- g-n-i-! ---------------- Fēicháng gǎnxiè!
It is one o’clock. 现在 ---。 现_ 一_ 。 现- 一- 。 ------- 现在 一点 。 0
Xi-nz-i y-di-n. X______ y______ X-à-z-i y-d-ǎ-. --------------- Xiànzài yīdiǎn.
It is two o’clock. 现在 -- 。 现_ 二_ 。 现- 二- 。 ------- 现在 二点 。 0
Xià--à- -- -i-n. X______ è_ d____ X-à-z-i è- d-ǎ-. ---------------- Xiànzài èr diǎn.
It is three o’clock. 现在-三点-。 现_ 三_ 。 现- 三- 。 ------- 现在 三点 。 0
Xi-nzài s---d---. X______ s__ d____ X-à-z-i s-n d-ǎ-. ----------------- Xiànzài sān diǎn.
It is four o’clock. 现--四点 。 现_ 四_ 。 现- 四- 。 ------- 现在 四点 。 0
Xiànzài sì ---n. X______ s_ d____ X-à-z-i s- d-ǎ-. ---------------- Xiànzài sì diǎn.
It is five o’clock. 现在-五--。 现_ 五_ 。 现- 五- 。 ------- 现在 五点 。 0
Xi---à---ǔ diǎ-. X______ w_ d____ X-à-z-i w- d-ǎ-. ---------------- Xiànzài wǔ diǎn.
It is six o’clock. 现在-六点 。 现_ 六_ 。 现- 六- 。 ------- 现在 六点 。 0
Xi-nz-i-l-ù diǎ-. X______ l__ d____ X-à-z-i l-ù d-ǎ-. ----------------- Xiànzài liù diǎn.
It is seven o’clock. 现--七- 。 现_ 七_ 。 现- 七- 。 ------- 现在 七点 。 0
Xi--zài--- -i--. X______ q_ d____ X-à-z-i q- d-ǎ-. ---------------- Xiànzài qī diǎn.
It is eight o’clock. 现在-八--。 现_ 八_ 。 现- 八- 。 ------- 现在 八点 。 0
X---z----- d--n. X______ b_ d____ X-à-z-i b- d-ǎ-. ---------------- Xiànzài bā diǎn.
It is nine o’clock. 现在-九- 。 现_ 九_ 。 现- 九- 。 ------- 现在 九点 。 0
Xi-n-ài--iǔ-d-ǎn. X______ j__ d____ X-à-z-i j-ǔ d-ǎ-. ----------------- Xiànzài jiǔ diǎn.
It is ten o’clock. 现---点-。 现_ 十_ 。 现- 十- 。 ------- 现在 十点 。 0
X-ànzài --í d-ǎn. X______ s__ d____ X-à-z-i s-í d-ǎ-. ----------------- Xiànzài shí diǎn.
It is eleven o’clock. 现--十---。 现_ 十__ 。 现- 十-点 。 -------- 现在 十一点 。 0
X-ànzài--h------n. X______ s_________ X-à-z-i s-í-ī-i-n- ------------------ Xiànzài shíyīdiǎn.
It is twelve o’clock. 现在 -二点 。 现_ 十__ 。 现- 十-点 。 -------- 现在 十二点 。 0
X--n-ài-shí'èr d-ǎn. X______ s_____ d____ X-à-z-i s-í-è- d-ǎ-. -------------------- Xiànzài shí'èr diǎn.
A minute has sixty seconds. 一-钟 - 六十 --。 一__ 有 六_ 秒 。 一-钟 有 六- 秒 。 ------------ 一分钟 有 六十 秒 。 0
Y- -ē--hōng--ǒu----s-í-mi-o. Y_ f_______ y__ l_____ m____ Y- f-n-h-n- y-u l-ù-h- m-ǎ-. ---------------------------- Yī fēnzhōng yǒu liùshí miǎo.
An hour has sixty minutes. 一个小时 有 -十 -钟-。 一___ 有 六_ 分_ 。 一-小- 有 六- 分- 。 -------------- 一个小时 有 六十 分钟 。 0
Y-gè----osh--yǒu -iùsh- ----hō--. Y___ x______ y__ l_____ f________ Y-g- x-ǎ-s-í y-u l-ù-h- f-n-h-n-. --------------------------------- Yīgè xiǎoshí yǒu liùshí fēnzhōng.
A day has twenty-four hours. 一--有----- 小时-。 一_ 有 二___ 小_ 。 一- 有 二-四- 小- 。 -------------- 一天 有 二十四个 小时 。 0
Yīt--n y-u èr-h--- -è xiǎo-hí. Y_____ y__ è______ g_ x_______ Y-t-ā- y-u è-s-í-ì g- x-ǎ-s-í- ------------------------------ Yītiān yǒu èrshísì gè xiǎoshí.

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