How to Say ‘It is three thirty in the afternoon’ in Simplified Chinese
下午三点半
xià wǔ sān diǎn bàn
[xia-wu san-dian-ban]
💬 Usage Tip: 半 means "half," so after an hour it gives "half past": 三点半 = 3:30. Use the same pattern with other times, like 八点半 (8:30).
Phrase Breakdown
下午
xià wǔ
[xia-wu]
afternoon
The time between noon and evening.
下午我去图书馆。
I'm going to the library in the afternoon.
三点半
sān diǎn bàn
[san-dian-ban]
half past three
Thirty minutes after three o'clock.
我的会议是下午三点半。
My meeting is at half past three in the afternoon.
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