New Words

From Lesson: What's the time now
Word Pinyin Meaning
现在 xiànzài now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
diǎn point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch [[更<gēng>]]; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for items
fēn to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); part or subdivision; fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute; a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
中午 zhōngwǔ noon; midday; CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
吃饭 chīfàn to have a meal; to eat; to make a living

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Chinese

现在几点? 现在十点十分。 中午几点吃饭? 十二点吃饭。

Pinyin

Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? xiànzài shí diǎn shí fēn. Zhōngwǔ jǐ diǎn chīfàn? shí'èr diǎn chīfàn.

English

What time is it now? It is 10:10 now. What time do we have lunch? Eat at twelve.