How to Say ‘About five minutes’ in Simplified Chinese
大概五分钟
dà gài wǔ fēn zhōng
[dah guy wǔ fēnzhōng]
💬 Usage Tip: 大概 (dà gài) goes in front of a number to make it approximate: 大概十块 "about ten yuan".
Phrase Breakdown
大概
dà gài
[dah guy]
approximately; about
Used to give an estimate rather than an exact number.
我们大概七点到餐厅。
We will arrive at the restaurant at about seven o’clock.
五
wǔ
[wǔ]
five
The numeral 5.
她的香水是香奈儿五号。
Her perfume is Chanel No. 5.
分钟
fēn zhōng
[fēnzhōng]
minute
A unit of time, 60 seconds.
等我五分钟。
Wait for me five minutes.
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