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小时
xiǎo shí
HSK 2traditional 小時

How to write 小时 (xiǎo shí) in Chinese

小时 (pinyin: xiǎo shí, written "xiao shi" or "xiaoshi") means hour. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 小时.

Meaning

  • hour
  • CL:個|个[ge4]

Stroke order

小
时

Character breakdown

小xiǎosmall, little; young时shítime, season; period, era, age

Examples

三点四十五,大概还要等一个小时。
sān diǎn sì shí wǔ, dà gài hái yào děng yí ge xiǎo shí.
Three forty-five. Probably another hour wait.
早上睡到自然醒,煮了一壶咖啡,看了两个小时的书。
zǎo shang shuì dào zì rán xǐng, zhǔ le yì hú kā fēi, kàn le liǎng ge xiǎo shí de shū.
Slept in until I woke up naturally, brewed a pot of coffee, read for two hours.
前两个小时很难。他的手不停地想去找手机,像戒烟一样。
qián liǎng ge xiǎo shí hěn nán. tā de shǒu bù tíng de xiǎng qù zhǎo shǒu jī, xiàng jiè yān yí yàng.
The first two hours were hard. His hands kept reaching for the phone, like quitting cigarettes.
从上海到南宁的旅行时间将从过去的十二小时缩短到六个半小时。
cóng shàng hǎi dào nán níng de lǚ xíng shí jiān jiāng cóng guò qù de shí èr xiǎo shí suō duǎn dào liù ge bàn xiǎo shí.
Travel time from Shanghai to Nanning will be cut from the previous 12 hours to six and a half hours.
Learn 小时 in Lesson 2: Hours and time itself→

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