点/點 diǎn — o’clock (measure word for hours)

Meanings

1. 1

   o’clock (measure word for hours)

   The measure word for clock hours: 八点 eight o’clock, 几点 what time. Because 点 is itself the measure word, no 个 comes between it and the number.

   measure
2. 2

   a dot, a spot

   noun
3. 3

   a little, a bit (in 一点儿)

   measure

Example sentences

• 现在是八点。/現在是八點。Xiànzài (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) bā (first tone, high and level) diǎn. (third tone, dipping)···

  It’s eight o’clock.

• 我七点吃饭。/我七點吃飯。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) qī (first tone, high and level) diǎn (third tone, dipping) chīfàn. (first tone, high and level)···

  I eat at seven.

Common mistakes

• Not quite现在是三个点。

  Correct现在是三点。

  点 is already a measure word, so it takes the number directly. Inserting 个 is like saying "three pieces of o’clock".

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