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Telling the hour (Number + 点)
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An early start
- Your new school timetable starts much earlier than you are used to.
- we / us我们early morning早上七点to go to class上课。 — "We start class at seven in the morning."
Number + point点 (o'clock)
- Number + point点 = o'clock: a bit一点, 三点, 十二点. Ask with what time几点: now现在what time几点？ — "What time is it?"
- 2 o'clock is 两点, never 二点.
now现在what time几点？
Ask: “What time is it now?” 现在____点？
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几点 asks the hour.
Saying when something happens
- you你what time几点to finish work下班？ — "What time do you finish work?" I我六点to finish work下班。 — "I finish at six."
- Part of the day goes first: in the evening晚上nine o'clock九点, noon中午十二点.
I我in the evening晚上nine o'clock九点go to bed睡觉。
Build: “I go to bed at nine in the evening.”
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Subject + part of the day + time + verb.
Order matters
- The time goes before the verb: I我六点to finish work下班, not I我to finish work下班六点.
- Use 两点 for 2 o'clock, not 二点.
How do you say “2 o'clock in the afternoon”?
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Part of the day first, and 2:00 is 两点.
point点 versus hours小时
- point点 is a point on the clock: 三点 = 3 o'clock.
- hours小时 is a length of time: three三个hours小时 = three hours. I我三点to start开始，study学(completed / change)了three三个hours小时。
I我study学了three三个hours小时。
三点 and 三个小时 mean the same.
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三点 is 3 o'clock; 三个小时 is three hours.
Recap
- Number + point点 = o'clock; what time几点 asks the time; 2:00 = 两点.
- Part of the day first, time before the verb; hours小时 measures a length of time.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Numbers.
Your new school timetable starts much earlier than you are used to. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.