How to Say ‘Ten past four’ in Simplified Chinese
四点十分
sì diǎn shí fēn
[sì diǎn shí fēn]
💬 Usage Tip: To give minutes, add them after the hour with 分 (fēn): 九点二十分 "nine twenty". In casual speech the 分 is often dropped: 九点二十.
Phrase Breakdown
四点
sì diǎn
[sì diǎn]
four o'clock
The time 4:00.
我四点回家。
I go home at four o'clock.
十分
shí fēn
[shí fēn]
ten minutes
Ten minutes past the hour in clock time.
九点十分
nine ten
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