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时分

shí fēn · shi fen

Traditional 時分

Meaning

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  1. time
  2. period during the day
  3. one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支
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Sunset photos

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)傍晚(bàngwǎn)时分(shífēn)来(lái)公园(gōngyuán)拍照(pāizhào)吧(ba)！

    Let's come to the park in the evening to take photos!

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，几点(jǐdiǎn)最(zuì)好(hǎo)？

    Sure. What time is best?

  3. Dengdeng

    日落(rìluò)时分(shífēn)，大概(dàgài)六点(liùdiǎn)。

    Around sunset, about six.

  4. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)才(cái)四点(sìdiǎn)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)等(děng)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    It's only four now. We have to wait two hours.

  5. Liangliang

    等(děng)了(le)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)，六点(liùdiǎn)了(le)，日落(rìluò)呢(ne)？

    We waited two hours. It is six. Where is the sunset?

  6. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)阴天(yīntiān)，哪有(nǎyǒu)日落(rìluò)时分(shífēn)啊(a)！

    It's cloudy today. There's no sunset time at all!

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2 examples
01

傍(bàng)晚(wǎn)时(shí)分(fēn)，天(tiān)空(kōng)泛(fàn)着(zhe)紫(zǐ)色(sè)的(de)光(guāng)。

The sky illumined in purple in the evening.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by nonong · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)中(zhōng)午(wǔ)时(shí)分(fēn)才(cái)抵(dǐ)达(dá)小(xiǎo)镇(zhèn)。

It was around noon when he reached the town.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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