Grammar · Chapter 7
Telling time: 点, 半, 分
现在几点？ · 七点 · 七点半
Clock time is number + 点: 七点. 半 is half past (七点半), 分 is minutes (七点五分), 差 is “short of”: 差五分七点, “five to seven”. The time goes before the verb: 我们七点吃饭.
Examples
- 现在几点？ Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? What time is it now?
- 我们七点吃饭。 Wǒmen qī diǎn chīfàn. We eat at seven.
- 现在七点半。 Xiànzài qī diǎn bàn. It's half past seven now.