How to Say ‘By 9 pm the night before the meal’ in Traditional Chinese
用餐前一天晚上九點前
yòng cān qián yī tiān wǎn shàng jiǔ diǎn qián
[yòngcān qián yī tiān wahn shahng jiǔ diǎn qián]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese stacks time from the biggest unit to the smallest: day, then evening, then the hour. Each 前 here means "before".
Phrase Breakdown
用餐前一天
yòng cān qián yī tiān
the day before the meal
This names the day: the day before dining. In Chinese, the larger time unit comes first.
用餐前一天要付訂金。
The deposit must be paid the day before the meal.
Words in this phrase
用餐
yòng cān
[yòngcān]
to dine; dining
Refers to the act of eating a meal.
他們幾點用餐呢？
What time are they dining?
前
qián
[qián]
before
In advance of the time when something occurs.
請在開會前完成。
Please complete before the meeting.
一
yī
[yī]
one
Indicates a single item or unit.
我有一隻貓
I have one cat.
天
tiān
[tiān]
day
A 24-hour period of time.
我想為星期日在餐廳訂座位。
I want to reserve a seat at the restaurant for Sunday.
晚上九點前
wǎn shàng jiǔ diǎn qián
before 9 p.m.
This gives the exact deadline on that day: before nine in the evening.
晚上九點前打電話給我。
Call me before 9 p.m.
Words in this phrase
晚上
wǎn shàng
[wahn shahng]
evening; night
The time after late afternoon and before bedtime.
週三晚上見面比較方便。
Meeting on Wednesday evening is more convenient.
九點
jiǔ diǎn
[jiǔ diǎn]
nine o'clock
The time 9:00.
我們九點見。
See you at nine.
前
qián
[qián]
before
In advance of the time when something occurs.
請在開會前完成。
Please complete before the meeting.
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