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小时 (xiǎo shí): hour

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 1noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: hour
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 1

Full definitions

hour
hour (unit of time, 60 minutes)

Chinese explanation

时间单位，一个小时等于六十分钟，也等于三千六百秒
用来表示一天中的某个时刻或计算时间的长短，例如等了一个小时、每天工作八个小时。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

small

HSK 2

oclock

Example sentences

I study Chinese for two hours every day.

It takes one hour to get to the airport from here.

The meeting lasted three hours.

He waited for you for more than half an hour.

There is still one hour before we arrive at the station.

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