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

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.

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