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小时

xiǎoshí

hour

HSK 1 · Topic “Time” TimeMeasure words
hour
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Characters in this word

小 xiǎo

Strokes
3
Radical
小 — small, tiny, insignificant
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

时 shí

Strokes
7
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 寸 inch
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 时

Example phrases

  • 我们吃了两个小时。 Wǒmen chīle liǎng ge xiǎoshí. We ate for two hours.
  • 我等了你一个小时。 Wǒ děng le nǐ yí ge xiǎoshí. I waited for you for an hour.
  • 他工作了八个小时。 Tā gōngzuò le bā ge xiǎoshí. He worked for eight hours.
  • 我学了三个小时。 Wǒ xué le sān ge xiǎoshí. I studied for three hours.
  • 她等了半个小时。 Tā děng le bàn ge xiǎoshí. She waited for half an hour.
  • 你有几个小时？ Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge xiǎoshí? How many hours do you have?
  • 我们休息一个小时吧。 Wǒmen xiūxi yí ge xiǎoshí ba. Let's rest for an hour.
  • 他没看两个小时。 Tā méi kàn liǎng ge xiǎoshí. He didn't watch for two hours.
  • 坐车要几个小时？ Zuò chē yào jǐ ge xiǎoshí? How many hours does it take by car?
  • 她在家学了一个小时。 Tā zài jiā xué le yí ge xiǎoshí. She studied at home for an hour.

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