How to Say ‘In ten minutes’ in Traditional Chinese
十分鐘後
shí fēn zhōng hòu
[shir fēnzhōng hòu]
💬 Usage Tip: Amount of time + 後 means "in / after that long": 三天後 "in three days". Note that 十分鐘 is (shí fēn zhōng), not just (fēn), which is "minute" as a unit.
Phrase Breakdown
十
shí
[shir]
ten
The number ten; often used when stating party size for reservations.
我們十個人想找有包廂的地方。
The ten of us want to find a place with a private room.
分鐘
fēn zhōng
[fēnzhōng]
minute
A unit of time; one minute.
走路要十分鐘。
It takes ten minutes on foot.
後
hòu
[hòu]
after; later
Placed after a time expression to mean 'after that time'.
三天後見。
See you in three days.
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