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How to tell time in Mandarin Chinese? What time is it now? 现 在 几 点? Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?

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What time is it now?   现 在 几 点 ?   Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? To tell time in Mandarin, you need to know how   to count   and you need to add the equivalent of “o’clock,”  一 点 钟  Yī diǎn -   One o'clock   (hour o'clock) 1: 一  点   (yī  diǎn )  2: 二  点   (èr  diǎn )  3: 三  点   (sān  diǎn )  4: 四  点   (sì  diǎn )  5: 五  点  (wǔ   diǎn )   6: 六  点  (liù   diǎn )  7: 七   点  (qī   diǎn )  8: 八   点  (bā   diǎn )  9: 九    点  (jiǔ  diǎn )  10: 十    点  (shí   diǎn )  11:  十一 点  ( Shí yī  diǎn )  12:  十 二   点  ( Shí  èr  diǎn ) To say “Nine twenty one minutes” 9:21 is  九 点 二十一 分 Jiǔ diǎn èrshíyī fēn fēn = minutes 钟 Zhōng - TIME 一 秒 Yī miǎo  one second     一 分 ...