Telling the hour (Number + 点) · 数字 + 点(钟)
Read the hour in a natural spoken form
- You tell a friend that class finishes at three o'clock.
- 三点下课。 — 三点 gives the clock hour, not the duration of class.
Read the hour in a natural spoken form
- You tell a friend that class finishes at three o'clock.
- 三点to finish class下课。 — 三点 gives the clock hour, not the duration of class.
You tell a friend that class finishes at three o'clock. What does 三点下课。 communicate?
三点 gives the clock hour, not the duration of class. Use 两点 as the usual spoken form for two o'clock and 三点钟 as a full form for three. Numbers read as digits in codes are a different task from ordinary clock speech.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Telling the hour (Number + 点). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
I我three o'clock三点finish class下课。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Telling the hour (Number + point点). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
I我three o'clock三点finish class下课。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: 2 o'clock = ____ 点。
2 o'clock = 两点 (use 两, not 二). · 2 点 = 两点(用 两,不用 二)。
Read examples in context
now现在two o'clock两点。
- In the opening example, 三点下课。: 三点 gives the clock hour, not the duration of class.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
now现在two o'clock两点。
- In the opening example, 三点to finish class下课。: 三点 gives the clock hour, not the duration of class.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
How do you say “2 o'clock”? · “2 点”怎么说?
For clock hours use 两: 两点 (not 二点). · 钟点用 两:两点(不说 二点)。
Build: “Class ends at three.” · 排一排:“我三点下课。”
Subj + Time + Verb: 我 + 三点 + 下课. · 主语 + 时间 + 动词:我 + 三点 + 下课。
Know the boundary
- Use 两点 as the usual spoken form for two o'clock and 三点钟 as a full form for three.
- Numbers read as digits in codes are a different task from ordinary clock speech.
Know the boundary
- Use 两点 as the usual spoken form for two o'clock and 三点钟 as a full form for three.
- Numbers read as digits in codes are a different task from ordinary clock speech.
二点 is the correct way to say 2 o'clock. · 二点 是“2 点”的正确说法。
Say 两点, not 二点. · 要说 两点,不说 二点。
三点下课 means that the class lasts for three hours.
Use 两点 as the usual spoken form for two o'clock and 三点钟 as a full form for three. Numbers read as digits in codes are a different task from ordinary clock speech. 三点 gives the clock hour, not the duration of class.
Use the distinction
- 三点 gives the clock hour, not the duration of class.
- Use 两点 as the usual spoken form for two o'clock and 三点钟 as a full form for three. Numbers read as digits in codes are a different task from ordinary clock speech.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Numbers.
Use the distinction
- 三点 gives the clock hour, not the duration of class.
- Use 两点 as the usual spoken form for two o'clock and 三点钟 as a full form for three. Numbers read as digits in codes are a different task from ordinary clock speech.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Numbers.