unit of time; hour
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unit of time; hour
Used to measure duration. The basic time unit in daily life, equivalent to 60 minutes or 3600 seconds. Often used with numbers (e.g., 一小时, 三个小时).
Wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
gōng工
zuò作
bā八
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
I work eight hours every day.
Huǒ火
chē车
jiāng将
zài在
yī一
xiǎo小
shí时
hòu后
dào到
dá达
。
The train will arrive in one hour.
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Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
shí时
cháng长
liǎng两
xiǎo小
shí时
。
This movie is two hours long.
Tā他
měi每
xiǎo小
shí时
néng能
pǎo跑
shí十
gōng公
lǐ里
。
He can run ten kilometers per hour.