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How to Say ‘What about six or eight-thirty, then?’ in Traditional Chinese

那六點或八點半呢？

nà liù diǎn huò bā diǎn bàn ne

[nà liù diǎn huò bā diǎn bàn nuh]

💬 Usage Tip: 那…呢？ is a handy way to say "what about…?" and offer an alternative: 那明天呢？ "What about tomorrow?" In a question, "or" is usually 還是, but 或 works here because you're just listing options.

Phrase Breakdown

那六點

nà liù diǎn

then six o'clock

那 here means 'then / in that case'. 六點 means 'six o'clock'.

Example

那六點可以嗎？

Then is six o'clock okay?

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[nà]

then; so

Used at the start of a sentence to move on to a new topic.

Example

那我們走吧。

Then let's go.

六點

liù diǎn

[liù diǎn]

six o'clock

The hour of six.

Example

我們六點見面。

Let's meet at six.

或八點半呢？

huò bā diǎn bàn ne

or eight-thirty?

或 means 'or'. 八點半 means '8:30'. 呢 turns the phrase into a 'what about...?' question.

Example

七點或八點半呢？

What about seven or eight-thirty?

Words in this phrase

或

huò

[huò]

Connects choices in statements.

Example

茶或咖啡都可以。

Tea or coffee is fine.

八點半

bā diǎn bàn

[bā diǎn bàn]

half past eight

8:30; 半 means half an hour.

Example

電影八點半開始。

The movie starts at 8:30.

呢

[nuh]

and you?; what about...?

A conversational particle used to turn the question back to the other person, like 'how about you?'

Example

我最近每天都在看，你呢？

I’ve been watching every day lately. How about you?

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