How to Say ‘Three in the afternoon’ in Traditional Chinese
下午三點
xià wǔ sān diǎn
[xiàwǔ sān diǎn]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese puts the bigger unit first: part of the day, then the hour. So 3 pm is 下午三點, the reverse of English.
Phrase Breakdown
下午
xià wǔ
[xiàwǔ]
afternoon
'下午' denotes the period of the day between noon and evening.
我們下午三點開會。
We have a meeting at 3 PM.
三點
sān diǎn
[sān diǎn]
three o'clock
The time 3:00; 點 marks the hour.
我們三點見面。
Let's meet at three o'clock.
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