点
diǎn
Structure of times (basic)
Whole hours are the number plus 点.
Number + 点(钟)
How it works
十一点 is eleven o'clock. 钟 can be added — 十一点钟 — but is usually dropped in speech.
Two o'clock uses 两, not 二: 两点. And as with days of the week, no verb is needed: 现在十一点 is a full sentence.
Examples
xiàn zài shí yī diǎn
现在十一点。
It's eleven o'clock.
wǒ qī diǎn qǐ chuáng
我七点起床。
I get up at seven.
liǎng diǎn kāi huì
两点开会。
The meeting is at two.
Common mistakes
- 二点 is wrong for 2:00 — say 两点.