hour
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
hour (unit of time)
informalAn informal, spoken term for 小时 (xiǎo shí). Used mostly in everyday conversation, not formal writing. It is a noun and can be counted directly with a numeral and a measure word like 个 (ge).
Zhè这
chū出
xì戏
yǎn演
le了
sān三
ge个
bàn半
zhōng钟
tóu头
hái还
méi没
wán完
。
This play has been going on for three and a half hours and isn't over yet.
Wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
děi得
huā花
yī一
ge个
zhōng钟
tóu头
tōng通
qín勤
。
I have to spend an hour commuting every day.
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Tā他
zǒu走
le了
kuài快
liǎng两
ge个
zhōng钟
tóu头
le了
，
yīng应
gāi该
kuài快
dào到
le了
。
He left almost two hours ago, so he should be arriving soon.