How to Say ‘About five minutes’ in Simplified Chinese
大概五分钟
dà gài wǔ fēn zhōng
[daa-guy woo fun-jong]
Phrase Breakdown
大概
dà gài
[daa-guy]
approximately; probably
Used to show an estimate or rough guess.
大概五分钟就到了。
We’ll arrive in about five minutes.
五分钟
wǔ fēn zhōng
five minutes
This is a time expression meaning a duration of five minutes.
等我五分钟。
Wait for me five minutes.
Words in this phrase
五
wǔ
[woo]
five
The number 5.
大概五分钟就够了。
About five minutes is enough.
分钟
fēn zhōng
[fun-jong]
minute
A unit of time meaning minute.
大概五分钟可以走到。
It takes about five minutes to walk there.
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