Telling the hour (Number + 点)
What o'clock is it?
- The hour is the easy part: Number + point点.
- 三点 = "three o'clock"; add clock钟 for 三点钟.
- One trap: 2 o'clock is 两点, not 二点.
Number + point点(clock钟)
- X point点 = "X o'clock".
I我three o'clock三点finish class下课。
- 三点to finish class下课 = "class ends at three."
Practice
2 o'clock = ____ 点。
2 o'clock = 两点 (use 两, not 二).
Practice
Build: “Class ends at three.”
Subj + Time + Verb: 我 + 三点 + 下课.
two两, not two二
- For 2 o'clock say 两点, never 二点.
now现在two o'clock两点。
- now现在两点 = "it's two o'clock now."
Explore
Correct or broken?
On the hour: number + 点 — and two o'clock is 两点.
Practice
How do you say “2 o'clock”?
For clock hours use 两: 两点 (not 二点).
Practice
二点 is the correct way to say 2 o'clock.
Say 两点, not 二点.
Recap
Key idea
- Number + point点(clock钟) — "X o'clock": 三点, 三点钟
- 2 o'clock = 两点 (not 二点)
- Add clock钟 for the full (indicating time of day)…点钟
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Numbers.