How to Say ‘Wednesday at 3 pm works.’ in Traditional Chinese
星期三下午三點可以。
xīng qī sān xià wǔ sān diǎn kě yǐ
[xīngqísān xiàwǔ sān diǎn kuh yee]
💬 Usage Tip: Time words go from biggest to smallest: day, then part of the day, then hour. Say the time and add 可以 to accept; no "is" is needed.
Phrase Breakdown
星期三下午
xīng qī sān xià wǔ
Wednesday afternoon
星期三 (Wednesday) + 下午 (afternoon). In Chinese, the day comes before the time of day.
星期三下午我有空。
I'm free on Wednesday afternoon.
Words in this phrase
星期三
xīng qī sān
[xīngqísān]
Wednesday
Third day of the week; 星期 plus the number three.
我們星期三見。
See you on Wednesday.
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.
三點可以。
sān diǎn kě yǐ
three o'clock is available
三點 (three o'clock) + 可以 (is okay / available). 點 means 'o'clock.'
四點可以嗎？
Is four o'clock okay?
Words in this phrase
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.
可以
kě yǐ
[kuh yee]
can; may; okay
Indicates that something is possible or acceptable.
晚上見面也可以。
Meeting in the evening is also okay.
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