How to Say ‘9:15 pm.’ in Traditional Chinese
晚上九點十五分
wǎn shàng jiǔ diǎn shí wǔ fēn
[wahn shahng jyoh dyehn shir woo fen]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese usually says the part of day first, then the full clock time: [晚上九點十五分]. The time pattern is hour + [點] + minutes + [分], like [五點十分].
Phrase Breakdown
晚上
wǎn shàng
[wahn shahng]
evening; at night
Used to indicate the evening time period.
我們晚上吃飯。
We eat dinner in the evening.
九點十五分
jiǔ diǎn shí wǔ fēn
9:15
A specific time expression meaning nine o'clock and fifteen minutes.
現在九點十五分。
It’s 9:15 now.
Words in this phrase
九點
jiǔ diǎn
[jyoh dyehn]
nine o’clock
Used to say 9:00 as a clock time.
電影九點開始。
The movie starts at nine o’clock.
十五分
shí wǔ fēn
[shir woo fen]
fifteen minutes
Used after an hour to show 15 minutes past the hour.
現在是九點十五分。
It is now 9:15.
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