Chinese word

几点

Pronunciation

Pinyinjǐ diǎn

Meaning

  • pronounwhat time

Example

现在几点？xiàn zài jí diǎn

What time is it now?

Illustration for 几点 (what time)

More examples

火车几点到？huǒ chē jí diǎn dào

What time does the train arrive?

Core concept

A request to fill in the numbered hour of a time.

Common phrases

  • 下课后几点xià kè hòu jí diǎn

    what time after class

  • 现在几点了xiàn zài jí diǎn le

    What time is it now

  • 晚饭几点吃wǎn fàn jí diǎn chī

    what time do you eat dinner

Similar words

几点儿jí diǎnr: Asks what time it is in a casual spoken way.
几点钟jí diǎn zhōng: Asks for the clock time with the time unit made explicit.
什么时候shén me shí hòu: Asks when something happens, including a day, date, period, or clock time.

Definition in Chinese

疑问短语，用来询问某个时间点，通常与数字连用表示小时。yí wèn duán yǔ yòng lái xún wèn mǒu gè shí jiān diǎn tōng cháng yǔ shù zì lián yòng biǎo shì xiǎo shí

Word origin

The phrase joins 几 (jǐ, "how many") with 点 (diǎn, "o'clock; point"), turning a question about quantity into a question about the clock hour.

Usage tips

  • A natural reply often gives the hour and then the minutes, making this phrase useful for both a quick time check and a more exact answer.

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