HSK 1 • Lesson 10现在几点
HSK 1 • 入门篇(上册)Lesson 10 / 15

现在几点

Xiànzài jǐ diǎn
What Time Is It Now?
Pattern 1

现在几点? ➔ 现在七点一刻 / 七点半 / 差五分九点。

Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? ➔ Xiànzài qī diǎn yí kè / qī diǎn bàn / chà wǔ fēn jiǔ diǎn.
Meaning:What time is it now? ➔ It's 7:15 / 7:30 / 8:55 (five to nine).

Clock reading system: '点' (hour), '分' (minute), '刻' (15 min), '半' (30 min), '差 [X] 分 [Y] 点' (X minutes to Y o'clock).

Pattern 2

今天几月几号? ➔ 今天七月二十二号,星期三。

Jīntiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào? ➔ Jīntiān qī yuè èrshí'èr hào, xīngqīsān.
Meaning:What is the date today? ➔ Today is July 22nd, Wednesday.

Chinese date order is always largest to smallest: Year $ ightarrow$ Month $ ightarrow$ Date $ ightarrow$ Day of the week.

Pattern 3

从上午八点到十二点上课。

Cóng shàngwǔ bā diǎn dào shí'èr diǎn shàng kè.
Meaning:Have classes from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Time interval pattern: [从 Time A 到 Time B + Action].

Pattern 4

星期天咱们去颐和园,怎么样? ➔ 好啊!

Xīngqītiān zánmen qù Yíhéyuán, zěnmeyàng? ➔ Hǎo a!
Meaning:How about we go to the Summer Palace on Sunday? ➔ Great!

'咱们' includes speaker and listener. '怎么样' proposes an idea. '好啊' expresses eager consensus.

Pattern 5

差五分九点,我在学校门口等你。

Chà wǔ fēn jiǔ diǎn, wǒ zài xuéxiào ménkǒu děng nǐ.
Meaning:At five to nine, I will wait for you at the school gate.

Time phrase + Location prepositional phrase + Verb + Object: [Time] + [在 Place] + [等 Someone].