五六点 (wǔ liù) — around five or six o'clock
Definition
A time-expression meaning 'around five or six o'clock' — the points (点) are dropped, common in casual speech. Unlike a clock time like 五点, it signals a rough window, not a fixed hour.
noun
around five or six o'clock
Examples
- 五六点。Wǒ men míng tiān wǔ liù zài mén kǒu jiàn miàn ba.Let's meet at the door around five or six tomorrow.
- 五六点。Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng wǔ liù jiù qǐ chuáng duàn liàn.He gets up and exercises around five or six every morning.
- 五六点，。Xià wǔ wǔ liù de shí hou, chāo shì rén zuì duō.The supermarket is most crowded around five or six in the afternoon.
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