⏰ 询问时间 Asking the Time of Day
| English Phrase | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
| What time is it? | 几点了？/ 现在几点？ | Jǐ diǎn le? / Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? |
| Could you tell me what time it is? | 你能告诉我几点了吗？ | Nǐ néng gàosù wǒ jǐ diǎn le ma? |
| Could you please tell me the time? | 你能告诉我时间吗？ | Nǐ néng gàosù wǒ shíjiān ma? |
| Could you give me the time? | 你能告诉我时间吗？ | Nǐ néng gàosù wǒ shíjiān ma? |
| Do you know what time it is? | 你知道现在几点吗？ | Nǐ zhīdào xiànzài jǐ diǎn ma? |
| Do you know the time? | 你知道时间吗？ | Nǐ zhīdào shíjiān ma? |
| Do you happen to have the time? | 你正好知道时间吗？ | Nǐ zhènghǎo zhīdào shíjiān ma? |
| Do you have the correct time? | 你的时间准吗？ | Nǐ de shíjiān zhǔn ma? |
| Do you have the time? | 你知道时间吗？ | Nǐ zhīdào shíjiān ma? |
| Could I bother you for the time? | 我可以麻烦你告诉我时间吗？ | Could I bother you for a time? |
🕛 Telling the Time: Noon and Midnight
| English Phrase | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
| The time is 12:00 o’clock. | 现在是十二点整。 | Xiànzài shì shí’èr diǎn zhěng. |
| It’s twelve noon. | 现在是中午十二点。 | Xiànzài shì zhōngwǔ shí’èr diǎn. |
| It’s noon. | 现在是中午/正午。 | Xiànzài shì zhōngwǔ / zhèngwǔ. |
| It’s twelve midnight. | 现在是午夜十二点。 | Xiànzài shì wǔyè shí’èr diǎn. |
| It’s midnight. | 现在是午夜。 | Xiànzài shì wǔyè. |
🕒 整点报时 The Time Is On the Hour
| English Phrase | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
| It’s three. | 三点。 | Sān diǎn. |
| It’s three o’clock. | 三点整。 | Sān diǎn zhěng. |
| It’s three o’clock sharp. | 正好三点。 | Zhènghǎo sān diǎn. |
| It’s three o’clock on the dot. | 三点整。 | Sān diǎn zhěng. |
| It’s three o’clock on the nose. | 刚好三点。 | Gānghǎo sān diǎn. |
| It’s exactly three o’clock. | 刚好是三点整。 | Gānghǎo shì sān diǎn zhěng. |
⌛ 约略报时 The Time Is Approximate
| English Phrase | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
| It’s almost three. | 快三点了。 | Kuài sān diǎn le. |
| It’s not quite three. | 还不到三点。 | Hái bú dào sān diǎn. |
| It’s just after three. | 刚过三点。 | Gāng guò sān diǎn. |
| It’s around three. | 三点左右。 | Sān diǎn zuǒyòu. |
| It’s nearly three. | 接近三点了。 | Jiējìn sān diǎn le. |
| It’s a little past three. | 三点多一点。 | Sān diǎn duō yīdiǎn. |
| It’s half past three (3:30). | 三点半。 | Sān diǎn bàn. |
| It’s a quarter to three (2:45). | 差一刻三点。 | Chà yī kè sān diǎn. |
⏱️ 整点过十分钟 Ten Minutes Past the Hour
| English Phrase | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
| It’s ten after three. | 三点过十分。 | Sān diǎn guò shí fēn. |
| It’s ten after. | 过十分了。 | Guò shí fēn le. |
| It’s ten minutes after three. | 三点过十分钟。 | Sān diǎn guò shí fēnzhōng. |
| It’s ten past three. | 三点过十分。 | Sān diǎn guò shí fēn. |
| It’s ten past. | 过十分了。 | Guò shí fēn le. |
🕰️ 整点过一刻或半小时 Quarter or Half Past the Hour
| English Phrase | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
| It’s three fifteen (3:15). | 三点十五分。 | Sān diǎn shíwǔ fēn. |
| It’s a quarter past three (3:15). | 三点一刻。 | Sān diǎn yī kè. |
| It’s three thirty (3:30). | 三点三十分。 | Sān diǎn sānshí fēn. |
| It’s half past three (3:30). | 三点半。 | Sān diǎn bàn. |
| It’s half past. | 半点了。 | Bàn diǎn le. |
⏳ 整点过四十分钟 Forty Minutes Past the Hour
| English Phrase | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
| It’s three forty (3:40). | 三点四十分。 | Sān diǎn sìshí fēn. |
| It’s twenty to four. | 差二十分四点。 | Chà èrshí fēn sì diǎn. |
| It’s twenty to four. | 差二十分四点。 | Chà èrshí fēn sì diǎn. |
| It’s twenty till four. | 差二十分到四点。 | Chà èrshí fēn dào sì diǎn. |
| It’s twenty minutes till four. | 差二十分钟到四点。 | Chà èrshí fēnzhōng dào sì diǎn. |
🕒 整点过四十五分钟 Forty-Five Minutes Past the Hour
| English Phrase | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
| It’s three forty-five (3:45). | 三点四十五分。 | Sān diǎn sìshíwǔ fēn. |
| It’s quarter to four. | 差一刻四点。 | Chà yī kè sì diǎn. |
| It’s a quarter of four. | 差一刻四点。 | Chà yī kè sì diǎn. |
| It’s quarter to. | 差一刻了。 | Chà yī kè le. |
| It’s a quarter of. | 差一刻了。 | Chà yī kè le. |
| It’s a quarter till. | 差一刻了。 | Chà yī kè le. |
| It’s a quarter till four. | 差一刻到四点。 | Chà yī kè dào sì diǎn. |
⏳ 整点过五十分钟 Fifty Minutes Past the Hour
| English Phrase | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
| It’s ten minutes to four. | 差十分钟到四点。 | Chà shí fēnzhōng dào sì diǎn. |
| It’s ten to four. | 差十分四点。 | Chà shí fēn sì diǎn. |
| It’s ten to. | 差十分了。 | Chà shí fēn le. |
| It’s ten of. | 差十分了。 | Chà shí fēn le. |
| It’s ten till. | 差十分了。 | Chà shí fēn le. |
⌚ 时钟不准 When a Timepiece Is Not Accurate
| English Phrase | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
| Is this clock right? | 这个钟准吗？ | Zhège zhōng zhǔn ma? |
| I think my watch needs a new battery. | 我想我的手表需要换电池了。 | Wǒ xiǎng wǒ de shǒubiǎo xūyào huàn diànchí le. |
| This clock is fast. | 这个钟快了。 | Zhège zhōng kuài le. |
| This clock is slow. | 这个钟慢了。 | Zhège zhōng màn le. |
| My watch is running fast. | 我的手表走快了。 | Wǒ de shǒubiǎo zǒu kuài le. |
| My watch has been running slow. | 我的手表一直走得很慢。 | Wǒ de shǒubiǎo yīzhí zǒu de hěn màn. |
