小时 xiǎoshí hour
How to remember 小时: 小 small + 时 time = hour.
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How it is used
- A clock hour as a span of time - 两个小时 (liǎng ge xiǎoshí) two hours; note it takes 个.
- Distinguish from 点 (diǎn), the hour on the clock: 两点 = 2 o'clock, not a duration.
- 钟头 (zhōngtóu) is a spoken synonym for the same span.
Example sentences
- 一小时后见。 Yì xiǎoshí hòu jiàn.We'll meet in an hour.
- 她睡了几小时。 Tā shuì le jǐxiǎoshí.She slept for a few hours.
- 我只睡了两小时。 Wǒ zhǐ shuì le liǎng xiǎoshí.I slept just two hours.