How to Say ‘One hour’ in Traditional Chinese
一個小時
yī gè xiǎo shí
[ee gè xiǎoshí]
💬 Usage Tip: 小時 "hour" can take the counting word 個 or drop it. 一個小時 and 一小時 mean the same thing, and the shorter form is common when quoting prices.
Phrase Breakdown
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.
個
gè
[gè]
measure word for time, events, etc.
A measure word for various items.
請給我一個蘋果。
Please give me an apple.
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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