八点 (bādiǎn): eight o'clock

Meanings

1 eight o'clock

Characters

八

Examples

我们八点见。

Wǒmen bādiǎn jiàn.

Let's meet at eight o'clock.

电影八点开始。

Diànyǐng bādiǎn kāishǐ.

The movie starts at eight o'clock.

Tips

grammar

Chinese time expressions follow the pattern: number + 点 (diǎn). To specify AM/PM, add 早上 (zǎoshang, morning) or 晚上 (wǎnshang, evening) before: 早上八点, 晚上八点.

Stroke Order

八 bā

点 diǎn

Related Words

八卦 bāguà HSK 7 #4,231

the Eight Trigrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching) / gossip; gossipy

八 bā HSK 1 #1,362

eight / 8

三点 sāndiǎn #5,092

three o'clock / three points

第八 dìbā #4,523

eighth / number eight (ordinal)

点 diǎn HSK 1 #58

o'clock (for telling time) / a little; a bit / to order (food) / dot; point