小时

xiǎo shí

CL 个 gè

HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Noun Very common

Definitions

1. hour

Word relationships

Related words

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• 时刻 shí kè 时刻 shí kè time 指时间点，非时间段: time
• 分钟 fēn zhōng 分钟 fēn zhōng minute 分钟是小时的六十分之一: minute
• 秒 miǎo 秒 miǎo second (unit of time) 秒是小时的三千六百分之一: second (unit of time)

Synonyms

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• 钟头 zhōng tóu 钟头 zhōng tóu hour 口语中常说: hour

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 个 (半个/几个小时) or after a number: 两个小时 (two hours), 半小时 (half an hour).

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 小时 (hour, duration) with 点 (o'clock, a point in time). Use 小时 for 'one hour' and 点 for 'at one o'clock'.

Example Sentences

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他每天花一个 小时 下围棋。

He spends an hour every day playing Go.

我每天花两个 小时 学习汉语。

I spend two hours every day learning Chinese.

我们平均每天工作八 小时 。

We work eight hours a day on average.

这位读者每天看一个 小时 的书。

This reader reads books for an hour every day.

这局棋下了两个 小时 。

This game of chess lasted two hours.

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Words Containing 小时

• 小时候 小时候 xiǎo shí hou: in one's childhood
• 八小时工作制 八小时工作制 bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì: eight-hour working day
• 半小时 半小时 bàn xiǎo shí: half hour
• 学分小时 学分小时 xué fēn xiǎo shí: credit hour (in an academic credit system)
• 安培小时 安培小时 ān péi xiǎo shí: ampere-hour (Ah)
• 小时了了，大未必佳 小时了了，大未必佳 xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā: being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
• 小时工 小时工 xiǎo shí gōng: hourly worker
• 数小时 数小时 shù xiǎo shí: several hours

Child Words of 小时

• 小 小 xiǎo: small
• 时 时 shí: o'clock