Hour in Chinese: 小时 (xiǎo shí)

xiǎo shí

hour

HSK 2Traditional: 小時2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1hour

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄠˇ

xiǎo

/ x/ i/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄕˊ

shí

/ shˊ/ second tone

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小时

Simplified

小時

Traditional

Example sentences

See 小时 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他讲了一小时。

    tā jiǎng le yì xiǎo shí。

    He spoke for one hour.

  • 她睡了几小时。

    tā shuì le jǐ xiǎo shí。

    She slept for a few hours.

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