How to Say ‘Cover one hour’ in Traditional Chinese
折抵一小時
zhé dǐ yī xiǎo shí
[zhédǐ ee xiǎoshí]
💬 Usage Tip: 折抵 (zhé dǐ) means deducting one thing against a cost. You'll see it with coupons and points too: 點數折抵 "redeem points toward payment".
Phrase Breakdown
折抵
zhé dǐ
[zhédǐ]
to offset; to deduct
To use something to reduce a cost.
點數可以折抵現金。
Points can be used to offset cash.
一
yī
[ee]
one; a/an
The number one; before a classifier or noun, it can mean one single item.
一球就讓全場安靜了。
That one goal made the whole stadium go quiet.
小時
xiǎo shí
[xiǎoshí]
hour
A unit of time of sixty minutes.
我等了兩個小時。
I waited two hours.
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