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正点

zhèng diǎn · zheng dian

Traditional 正點

Meaning

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  1. (of a train etc) on time; punctual
  2. (slang) awesome
  3. (Tw) on the hour
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Is the train on time?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)朋友(péngyou)的(de)火车(huǒchē)几点(jǐdiǎn)到(dào)？

    What time does your friend's train arrive?

  2. Liangliang

    三点(sāndiǎn)，手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)正点(zhèngdiǎn)。

    Three o'clock. The phone says on time.

  3. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)已经(yǐjīng)三点十分(sāndiǎnshífēn)了(le)。

    It's already ten past three now.

  4. Liangliang

    手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)正点(zhèngdiǎn)吗(ma)？

    Didn't the phone say on time?

  5. Dengdeng

    可能(kěnéng)是(shì)昨天(zuótiān)的(de)正点(zhèngdiǎn)吧(ba)！

    Maybe it's yesterday's on time!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)趟(tàng)火(huǒ)车(chē)正(zhèng)点(diǎn)到(dào)达(dá)了(le)车(chē)站(zhàn)。

This train arrived at the station on time.

02

飞(fēi)机(jī)没(méi)有(yǒu)正(zhèng)点(diǎn)起(qǐ)飞(fēi)，晚(wǎn)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)。

The plane did not take off on time; it was an hour late.

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