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小时

xiǎo shí

HSK 1

Meaning

  • hour

Definition

时间单位，等于60分钟。

A unit of time equal to 60 minutes.

Usage

用于表示时间段或时间点，常与数字连用，如“一个小时”、“两小时”。在口语和书面语中都很常见。

Used to indicate a duration or a point in time, often combined with numbers, e.g., 'one hour', 'two hours'. Common in both spoken and written language.

Examples

  • 1 我每天工作八小时。 (I work eight hours a day.)
  • 2 会议持续了两个小时。 (The meeting lasted two hours.)
  • 3 再等一小时，火车就到了。 (Wait another hour, the train will arrive.)
  • 4 他每小时挣五十元。 (He earns fifty yuan per hour.)
  • 5 我们有一个小时的午休时间。 (We have a one-hour lunch break.)

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