How to Say ‘Seven in the evening’ in Simplified Chinese
晚上七点
wǎn shàng qī diǎn
[wahn-shahng chee dyen]
🇨🇳 In China: Spoken Chinese rarely uses the 24-hour clock, so people say 晚上七点 rather than "nineteen o'clock". Train and flight tickets do show 19:00, though.
Phrase Breakdown
晚上
wǎn shàng
[wahn-shahng]
evening; night (time period)
A time word meaning “in the evening/at night.” Often used like a noun (晚上很冷) or as a time phrase (晚上八点).
春节期间，晚上大家一起看春晚。
During Spring Festival, in the evening everyone watches the Spring Festival Gala together.
七点
qī diǎn
[chee dyen]
seven o'clock
Used to state a specific time, such as for a reservation.
我想订七点的桌子。
I’d like to book a table for seven o’clock.
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