分针 (fēn) — minute hand (of a clock or watch)
Definition
The minute hand of a clock or watch. Pairs naturally with 时针 ('hour hand') — 分针 moves faster and completes one full circle each hour.
noun
minute hand (of a clock or watch)
Measure word · 根
Examples
- ，分针。Tā kàn le yì yǎn qiáng shàng de zhōng, fēn zhèng zhǐ xiàng shí yī diǎn wǔ shí fēn.He glanced at the clock on the wall; the minute hand was pointing to eleven fifty.
- 分针，。Zhè zhī lǎo zhōng de fēn zǒu dé hěn zhǔn, dàn shí zhēn yǒu diǎn sōng dòng.The minute hand of this old clock runs accurately, but the hour hand is a bit loose.
- ，分针。Měi gé yì xiǎo shí, fēn jiù huì zhuǎn guò yì zhěng quān.Every hour, the minute hand makes a full circle.
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