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How to Say ‘It's half past three now.’ in Traditional Chinese

現在三點半。

xiàn zài sān diǎn bàn

[xiànzài san diǎn bàn]

Phrase Breakdown

現在

xiàn zài

[xiànzài]

now

At the present moment or time.

Example

我現在正在工作。

I am working right now.

三

sān

[san]

three

The number 3 in Chinese.

Example

三是從一數到十的第三個數字。

'三' is the third number when counting from one to ten.

點

diǎn

[diǎn]

o'clock

A term used to indicate the hour of the day.

Example

會議在三點開始。

The meeting starts at three o'clock.

半

bàn

[bàn]

half

One of two equal parts that together constitute a whole.

Example

他喝了一半杯子裡的水。

He drank half of the water in the cup.

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