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

In a sentence

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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