分钟

Don't confuse 分钟 (minute, duration) with 分 (minute, point). Use 分钟 for lengths of time, e.g., 十分钟 (ten minutes), and 分 for clock times, e.g., 两点十分 (ten past two).

Formality

分钟 is neutral and used in both formal and informal settings.

Example Sentences

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我等你十分钟。

I'll wait for you for ten minutes.

这场比赛的最后一分钟真是扣人心弦。

The last minute of this match was truly thrilling.

请等5 分钟。

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Words Containing 分钟

三分钟热度

sān fēn zhōng rè dù

brief period of enthusiasm

台上一分钟，台下十年功

tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng

ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)

Child Words of 分钟

分

fēn

to divide; to separate

part

clock