Word: 点 (diǎn) point; dot stroke in Chinese characters; decimal point; point in time or space; o'clock

七点我会回到这里的。

Qī diǎn wǒ huì huídào zhèlǐ de.

At seven I'll be back.

九点以后打电话更便宜吗？

Jiǔ diǎn yǐhòu dǎdiànhuà gèng piányi ma?

Is it cheaper to call after 9:00?

九点以后打电话比较便宜吗？

Jiǔ diǎn yǐhòu dǎdiànhuà bǐjiào piányi ma?

Is it cheaper to call after 9:00?

五点以前你必须在车站。

Wǔ diǎn yǐqián nǐ bìxū zài chēzhàn.

You must be at the station by 5 o'clock.

他七点起床。

Tā qī diǎn qǐchuáng.

He gets up at seven.

他五点左右会回来。

Tā wǔ diǎn zuǒyòu huì huílai.

He'll be back by five o'clock.

他从早上九点工作到下午五点半。

Tā cóng zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn gōngzuò dào xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn bàn.

He works from nine to five-thirty.

他们在12点吃晚饭。

Tāmen zài shí'èr diǎn chī wǎnfàn.

They eat dinner at twelve o'clock.

他们应该十点前到。

Tāmen yīnggāi shí diǎn qián dào.

They should arrive by ten o'clock.

他会在四点左右到这里。

Tā huì zài sì diǎn zuǒyòu dào zhèlǐ.

He'll be here around four o'clock.

他八点离开家。

Tā bā diǎn líkāi jiā.

He is leaving the house at 8 o'clock.

他六点回来了。

Tā liù diǎn huílaile.

He returned at six.

他六点左右要给我打电话。

Tā liù diǎn zuǒyòu yào gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà.

He will call for me about six.

他到了九点才回来。

Tā dàole jiǔ diǎn cái huílai.

He did not come back until nine o'clock.

他大概在六点离开了建筑物。

Tā dàgài zài liù diǎn líkāile jiànzhùwù.

He left the building at about 6 p.m.

他昨天下午六点在工作。

Tā zuótiān xiàwǔ liù diǎn zài gōngzuò.

At 6pm yesterday, he was at work.

他每天早上八点起床。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang bā diǎn qǐchuáng.

He gets up at 8 a.m. every morning.

他每天早晨8点起床。

Tā měitiān zǎochén bā diǎn qǐchuáng.

He gets up at 8 a.m. every morning.

他答应我四点来。

Tā dāying wǒ sì diǎn lái.

He promised me that he would come at four.

他说，“九点了”。

Tā shuō, “jiǔ diǎn le”.

He said, "It's nine o'clock."

他说九点了。

Tā shuō jiǔ diǎn le.

He said that it was nine o'clock.

他说他每天早上六点起床。

Tā shuō tā měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng.

He said that he gets up at 6 o'clock every day.

他错过了7点30分的车。

Tā cuòguòle qī diǎn sānshí fēn de chē.

He was late for the 7:30 bus.

会议一直开到五点。

Huìyì yìzhí kāi dào wǔ diǎn.

The meeting lasted until 5.

会议于下午4点结束。

Huìyì yú xiàwǔ sì diǎn jiéshù.

The meeting ended at 4:00 p.m.

你九点上班。

Nǐ jiǔ diǎn shàngbān.

You work at nine o'clock.

你六点起床吗？

Nǐ liù diǎn qǐchuáng ma?

Do you get up at six?

你应该六点前回家。

Nǐ yīnggāi liù diǎn qián huíjiā.

You should come home before six.

你必须在两点半之前完成它。

Nǐ bìxū zài liǎng diǎn bàn zhīqián wánchéng tā.

You have to finish this by 2:30.

你必须在九点之前回来。

Nǐ bìxū zài jiǔ diǎn zhīqián huílai.

You must come back before nine o'clock.

你必须在10点前回来。

Nǐ bìxū zài shí diǎn qián huílai.

You must be back by 10 o'clock.

你昨天两点半的时候在哪儿？

Nǐ zuótiān liǎng diǎn bàn de shíhou zài nǎr?

Where were you yesterday at 2:30?

八点半开始上课。

Bā diǎn bàn kāishǐ shàngkè.

Class doesn't begin until eight-thirty.

六点之前要回家。

Liù diǎn zhīqián yào huíjiā.

You should come home before six.

六点二十分了。

Liù diǎn èr shífēn le.

It's twenty past six.

六点半开始。

Liù diǎn bàn kāishǐ.

It begins at six-thirty.

六点四十五了。

Liù diǎn sì shíwǔ le.

It's a quarter to seven.

六点您行吗？

Liù diǎn nín xíng ma?

Will six o'clock suit you?

列车在十点整出发了。

Lièchē zài shí diǎn zhěng chūfāle.

The train started at ten o'clock to the minute.

别忘了明天七点到这里来。

Bié wàngle míngtiān qī diǎn dào zhèlǐ lái.

Don't forget to come here at seven tomorrow.

十点开始上课。

Shí diǎn kāishǐ shàngkè.

Lessons begin at ten.

历史课九点开始。

Lìshǐ kè jiǔ diǎn kāishǐ.

The history class starts at nine.

只有早上5点，但天已经亮了。

Zhǐyǒu zǎoshang wǔ diǎn, dàn tiān yǐjīng liàngle.

It's just five in the morning, but nevertheless it is light out.

叫他们两点半之前到。

Jiào tāmen liǎng diǎn bàn zhīqián dào.

Tell them to be here by 2:30.

在明天早上九点见可以吗？

Zài míngtiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn jiàn kěyǐ ma?

Can we meet tomorrow morning at nine?

她七点起床。

Tā qī diǎn qǐchuáng.

She gets up at seven.

她九点开始工作。

Tā jiǔ diǎn kāishǐ gōngzuò.

She works from nine.

她五点前不会回来。

Tā wǔ diǎn qián búhuì huílai.

She won't be back till five.

她可能错过了七点的火车。

Tā kěnéng cuòguòle qī diǎn de huǒchē.

She may have missed the 7:00 train.

她早上七点起床的。

Tā zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng de.

She got up at seven in the morning.

她早上7点起床。

Tā zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng.

She gets up at seven.

她最晚9点必须回家。

Tā zuì wǎn jiǔ diǎn bìxū huíjiā.

She must come home by 9 at latest.

她经常九点睡觉。

Tā jīngcháng jiǔ diǎn shuìjiào.

She usually goes to bed at nine.

她说她每天早上六点起床。

Tā shuō tā měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng.

She said that she gets up at six every morning.

学校九点上课。

Xuéxiào jiǔ diǎn shàngkè.

School begins at nine.

学校八点半开始上课。

Xuéxiào bā diǎn bàn kāishǐ shàngkè.

School begins at half past eight.

学校在上午八点三十分开始上课。

Xuéxiào zài shàngwǔ bā diǎn sān shífēn kāishǐ shàngkè.

School begins at 8:30 a.m.

学校3点半放学。

Xuéxiào sān diǎn bàn fàngxué.

School is over at 3:30.

学校8点半开始上课。

Xuéxiào bā diǎn bàn kāishǐ shàngkè.

School begins at eight-thirty.

对了，你明天真的八点工作？

Duì le, nǐ míngtiān zhēnde bā diǎn gōngzuò?

Hey, are you really going to work at eight tomorrow?

差不多六点了。

Chàbùduō liù diǎn le.

It's almost six o'clock.

已经五点了，我还没有睡觉。

Yǐjīng wǔ diǎn le, wǒ hái méiyǒu shuìjiào.

It is already five, and I have still not gone to sleep.

已经是早上七点了。

Yǐjīng shì zǎoshang qī diǎn le.

It's already 7:00.

已经是11点了。

Yǐjīng shì shíyī diǎn le.

It is already eleven.

已经9点了。

Yǐjīng jiǔ diǎn le.

It's already nine o'clock.

快要六点了。

Kuàiyào liù diǎn le.

It's almost six o'clock.

我一般六点起床。

Wǒ yìbān liù diǎn qǐchuáng.

I usually get up at six.

我七点半会在那里。

Wǒ qī diǎn bàn huì zài nàli.

I'll be there at half seven.

我七点回到家。

Wǒ qī diǎn huídào jiā.

I got home at seven.

我七点左右来就可以了吧？

Wǒ qī diǎn zuǒyòu lái jiù kěyǐ le ba?

Would it suffice if I came around 7?

我两点半左右打电话过来好吗？

Wǒ liǎng diǎn bàn zuǒyòu dǎdiànhuà guòlái hǎo ma?

May I call around 2:30?

我九点回来。

Wǒ jiǔ diǎn huílai.

I will be back by nine.

我五点到你家来接你。

Wǒ wǔ diǎn dào nǐ jiā lái jiē nǐ.

I'll pick you up at your home at five.

我今天早上六点半起床。

Wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang liù diǎn bàn qǐchuáng.

I got up at six-thirty this morning.

我今天早上六点起床。

Wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng.

I got up at six this morning.

我今天早上7点起床。

Wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng.

I got up at seven this morning.

我从两点开始一直等你。

Wǒ cóng liǎng diǎn kāishǐ yìzhí děng nǐ.

I've been waiting for you since two o'clock.

我从九点工作到六点。

Wǒ cóng jiǔ diǎn gōngzuò dào liù diǎn.

I work from nine to six.

我以为你两点半之前就到这了。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ liǎng diǎn bàn zhīqián jiù dào zhè le.

I thought you'd be here by 2:30.

我以为你要7点半起床。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ yào qī diǎn bàn qǐchuáng.

I thought you had to get up by 7:30.

我们七点吃晚饭。

Wǒmen qī diǎn chī wǎnfàn.

We have dinner at seven.

我们今天晚上七点跟他见面。

Wǒmen jīntiān wǎnshang qī diǎn gēn tā jiànmiàn.

We are to meet him at seven this evening.

我们六点开始。

Wǒmen liù diǎn kāishǐ.

We started at six.

我们十点上课，可是她十一点才来。

Wǒmen shí diǎn shàngkè, kěshì tā shíyīdiǎn cái lái.

We start class at 10, but she didn't arrive until 11.

我们去坐四点十分的火车吧。

Wǒmen qù zuò sì diǎn shífēn de huǒchē ba.

Let's take the 4:10 train.

我们在晚上九点时吃晚餐。

Wǒmen zài wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn shí chī wǎncān.

We have our evening meal at 9 here.

我们学校在八点半开始上课。

Wǒmen xuéxiào zài bā diǎn bàn kāishǐ shàngkè.

Our school begins at eight-thirty.

我们彼此同意在十点整见面。

Wǒmen bǐcǐ tóngyì zài shí diǎn zhěng jiànmiàn.

We made an agreement to meet exactly at ten.

我们明天早上九点见好吗？

Wǒmen míngtiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn jiàn hǎo ma?

Can we meet tomorrow morning at nine?

我们晚上八点以前就会到。

Wǒmen wǎnshang bā diǎn yǐqián jiù huì dào.

We'll arrive before 8pm.

我们每天都在晚上六点吃饭。

Wǒmen měitiān dōu zài wǎnshang liù diǎn chīfàn.

We have supper at six every evening.

我们的火车在八点半出发。

Wǒmen de huǒchē zài bā diǎn bàn chūfā.

Our train leaves at eight-thirty.

我们的飞机上午11点到的。

Wǒmen de fēijī shàngwǔ shíyī diǎn dào de.

Our plane arrived at 11 a.m.

我们的飞机今早11点到的。

Wǒmen de fēijī jīn zǎo shíyī diǎn dào de.

Our plane arrived at 11 this morning.

我们聊到凌晨两点。

Wǒmen liáo dào língchén liǎng diǎn.

We talked until two in the morning.

我们要坐四点出发的公交车。

Wǒmen yào zuò sì diǎn chūfā de gōngjiāochē.

We are going to take the bus that leaves at four.

我们通常在七点半吃早饭。

Wǒmen tōngcháng zài qī diǎn bàn chī zǎofàn.

We usually have breakfast at 7:30.

我们7点吃了早饭。

Wǒmen qī diǎn chīle zǎofàn.

We ate breakfast at seven.

我会在九点前完成我的作业。

Wǒ huì zài jiǔ diǎn qián wánchéng wǒ de zuòyè.

I will finish my homework by nine.

我会在这里待到十点。

Wǒ huì zài zhèlǐ dài dào shí diǎn.

I'll stay here until ten.