VocabularyHSK 3 · core

分钟

fēnzhōng

minute

Part of speech · noun

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Examples

  1. 十分钟后。
    In 10 minutes.
  2. 看钟知道时间。
    Tell time by clock.

Collocations

几分钟半分钟一分钟

Mnemonic

Slug "fenzhong" covers 分钟 fēnzhōng (minute) and 钟 zhōng (clock/bell, traditional 鐘). 钟头 = colloquial "hour".

Quick check

  1. Colloquial "one hour"?

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