钟点 (zhōngdiǎn): hour

Meanings

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

Characters

钟

Examples

他按钟点来上班，从不迟到。

Tā àn zhōngdiǎn lái shàngbān, cóng bù 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 hǎo le zhōngdiǎn, bù néng 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

Related Words

钟点工 zhōngdiǎngōng #29,792

hourly worker / part-time domestic worker paid by the hour

钟 zhōng HSK 3 #1,172

clock / bell / time (in minutes)

钟头 zhōngtóu HSK 6 #6,541

hour (colloquial)

点 diǎn HSK 1 #58

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

终点 zhōngdiǎn HSK 5 #4,641

end point; terminus / finish line; destination

重点 zhòngdiǎn HSK 2 #2,129

key point / emphasis / focal point

三点 sāndiǎn #5,092

three o'clock / three points