How to say "Tell The Time" in Chinese:
| 1 o'clock . . . | yi1 dian3 |
| 2 o'clock . . . | er4 dian3 |
| 3 o'clock . . . | san1 dian3 |
| 4 o'clock . . . | si4 dian3 |
| 5 o'clock . . . | wu3 dian3 |
| 6 o'clock . . . | liu4 dian3 |
| 7 o'clock . . . | qi1 dian3 | 8 o'clock . . . | ba1 dian3 |
| 9 o'clock . . . | jiu3 dian3 |
| 10 o'clock . . . | shi2 dian3 |
| 11 o'clock . . . | shi2 yi1 dian3 |
| 12 o'clock . . . | shi2 er4 dian3 |
| 1:30 . . . . . . | yi1 dian3 ban4 |
Telling the time in Chinese is really easy! Simply take any Chinese number from 1 to 12 and then add the Chinese word for "dot" (dian3) to the end.
To learn how to ask the time, check out the What time is it? entry!
