钟点

鐘點

zhōngdiǎn

noun #25,909

Meanings

1 hour
2 time (by the clock)
3 a fixed time; appointed hour

Characters

dot; point; o'clock

Examples

HSK 6

他按钟点来上班，从不迟到。

Tā àn zhōngdiǎn lái shàngbān, cóngbù chídào.

He comes to work right on the hour and is never late.

HSK 7-9

我们约好了钟点，不能失约。

Wǒmen yuē hǎole zhōngdiǎn, bùnéng shīyuē.

We agreed on the time; we can't break the appointment.

Tips

usage

钟点 can mean a specific clock time or the hour as a unit. It is more colloquial than 小时 (hour as duration) and is common in northern Mandarin dialects.

Stroke Order

钟 zhōng

点 diǎn