时辰 (shí chen) — one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day in traditional Chinese timekeeping; (literary) time, moment, hour
Definition
Traditional two-hour time period (12 divisions of a day) in classical Chinese timekeeping, also used in literary Chinese for 'time' or 'moment'. A more literary, classical alternative to 时间.
noun
one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day in traditional Chinese timekeeping(literary) timemomenthour
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 时辰。Gǔ dài rén bǎ yì tiān fēn chéng shí èr gè shí chen.Ancient people divided a day into twelve two-hour periods.
- 时辰？Nǐ jì de tā lí kāi dí què qiè shí chen ma?Do you remember the exact time he left?
- 时辰，。shí chen Yǐ dào, wǒ men chū fā ba.The hour has come; let's set out.
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