How to Say ‘3:15’ in Traditional Chinese
三點十五分
sān diǎn shí wǔ fēn
[sān diǎn shíwǔ fēn]
💬 Usage Tip: Clock times go from big to small: hour, then 點, then minutes, then 分. You can also say 三點一刻 "a quarter past three", though plain numbers are more common in Taiwan.
Phrase Breakdown
三點
sān diǎn
[sān diǎn]
three o'clock
The hour 3 on the clock.
下午三點上課。
Class starts at three in the afternoon.
十五分
shí wǔ fēn
[shíwǔ fēn]
fifteen minutes
Fifteen minutes past the hour.
四點十五分出發。
We leave at 4:15.
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