How to Say ‘It is three thirty in the afternoon’ in Traditional Chinese
現在下午三點半
💬 Usage Tip: [半] means 'half', indicating half-past the hour.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [下午三點半] is often tea time, a social and relaxing part of the day in Taiwan.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
現在
[xiàn zài]
now
At this moment or time.
現在我們開始吧。
Let's start now.
下午
[xià wǔ]
afternoon
The period of time from noon to evening.
下午我有個會議。
I have a meeting in the afternoon.
三點半
[sān diǎn bàn]
three thirty
Half past three o'clock.
現在是三點半。
It is now three thirty.
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