How to Say ‘Before 9 pm’ in Traditional Chinese
晚上九點以前
wǎn shàng jiǔ diǎn yǐ qián
[wahn shahng jiǔ diǎn yǐqián]
Phrase Breakdown
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.
以前
yǐ qián
[yǐqián]
before
Placed after a time to mean 'before/by that time'.
週五以前告訴我。
Tell me before Friday.
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