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分钟
分鐘
fēnzhōng
1. minute
HSK 1

Character Breakdown

分
fēn
to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
HSK 1 4 丶
钟
zhōng
clock; bell
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (2)

三分钟热度
sānfēnzhōngrèdù
brief period of enthusiasm
台上一分钟，台下十年功
táishàngyīfēnzhōng,táixiàshíniángōng
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)

Example Sentences (7)

我们再等她几分钟吧。
Wǒmen zài děng tā jǐ fēnzhōng ba.
Let's wait for her a few more minutes.
Text 3
是啊，你不知道？我上个月就搬家了，走路二十分钟就到。
Shì a, nǐ bù zhī dào? Wǒ shàng gè yuè jiù bān jiā le, zǒu lù èr shí fēn zhōng jiù dào.
Yeah, you didn’t know? I moved last month; it’s only a 20-minute walk.
Text 3
不远，走路二十分钟就到。
Bù yuǎn, zǒulù èrshí fēnzhōng jiù dào.
Not far; it's a 20-minute walk.
Text 4
好吧，离这儿不远有一个中国饭馆，走几分钟就到了。
Hǎo ba, lí zhèr bù yuǎn yǒu yí gè Zhōngguó fànguǎn, zǒu jǐ fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
Okay, there's a Chinese restaurant not far from here; it's a few minutes' walk.
Text 4
40分钟后回来。
sìshí fēnzhōng hòu huílái.
Come back in 40 minutes.
Text 2
二十分钟就到。
èr shí fēn zhōng jiù dào.
Be there in twenty minutes.
Text 2
我还打算买辆自行车，骑车七八分钟就能到。
Wǒ hái dǎsuàn mǎi liàng zìxíngchē, qí chē qī bā fēnzhōng jiù néng dào.
I also plan to buy a bicycle; by bike, it only takes seven or eight minutes to get there.
Text 3

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