How to Say ‘By what time?’ in Traditional Chinese
幾點以前？
jǐ diǎn yǐ qián
[jǐ dyen yǐqián]
💬 Usage Tip: 以前 (yǐ qián) comes after the time, the opposite of English "before". So 三點以前 is "before three".
Phrase Breakdown
幾
jǐ
[jǐ]
what (number); which
Asks about a number, as in 幾點 'what time'.
現在幾點？
What time is it now?
點
diǎn
[dyen]
o'clock
Used when asking or telling time.
現在三點，末班車還早。
It’s 3 o’clock now, so the last train is still much later.
以前
yǐ qián
[yǐqián]
before
Placed after a time to mean 'before/by that time'.
六點以前回家。
Come home before six.
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