钟头 (zhōng tóu) — hour (colloquial)
Definition
钟头 means 'hour' in everyday speech. It is more colloquial than 小时 (the neutral, standard word) — avoid it in formal writing. 时 is used only after a number (三点时).
noun
hour (colloquial)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 钟头。Wǒ děng nǐ děng le yí gè zhōng tóu.I waited for you for an hour.
- 钟头。Tā měi tiān gōng zuò bā gè zhōng tóu.He works eight hours a day.
- 钟头。Zhè bù diàn yǐng yǒu liǎng gè zhōng tóu cháng.This movie is two hours long.
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