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How to Say ‘Is three in the afternoon good?’ in Simplified Chinese

下午三点好吗？

xià wǔ sān diǎn hǎo ma

[xiàwǔ sān diǎn hǎo ma]

Phrase Breakdown

下午三点

xià wǔ sān diǎn

3 p.m.

下午 (xiàwǔ) means 'afternoon', and 三点 (sān diǎn) means 'three o'clock'. In Chinese, the time of day comes before the hour.

Example

我下午三点上课。

I have class at 3 p.m.

Words in this phrase

下午

xià wǔ

[xiàwǔ]

afternoon

The time of day between noon and evening.

Example

我们下午见。

See you in the afternoon.

三点

sān diǎn

[sān diǎn]

three o'clock

The time 3:00.

Example

我们三点见面。

We meet at three o'clock.

好吗？

hǎo ma

is that OK?

好 (hǎo) means 'good', and 吗 (ma) makes it a question. Added to the end of a suggestion, it politely asks for agreement. Dip your voice on hǎo, then say ma lightly.

Example

我们一起去，好吗？

Let's go together, OK?

Words in this phrase

好

hǎo

[hǎo]

OK; all right

Used to agree or accept something.

Example

好，我明天来。

OK, I'll come tomorrow.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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