How to Say ‘What time’ in Simplified Chinese
几点
jǐ diǎn
[jee dyen]
💬 Usage Tip: [几点] asks 'what time' for a clock time: [您想几点到？] You can swap in other verbs after it, like [几点开始？] or [几点关门？]
Phrase Breakdown
几
jǐ
[jee]
how many; which (in a small number)
Here it is used in asking time together with 点, as in 'what time'.
您想几点到店里？
What time would you like to arrive at the restaurant?
点
diǎn
[dyen]
o'clock; point
Used after a number to tell clock time, like six o'clock or seven o'clock.
我们订在七点，可以吗？
We booked it for seven o'clock, is that okay?
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