CHINESE WORD 236 · HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1

小时 xiǎoshí

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MEANING · PINYIN · OFFICIAL WORD CLASS

What does 小时 mean in Chinese?

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SIMPLIFIED小时

Official syllabus record 小时 · entry 236.

TRADITIONAL小時

The corresponding traditional learning form.

PINYIN + PART OF SPEECHxiǎoshí

名 · noun

1 LEARNING SENSE

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小时Usage 1 of 1
hourn. hour

我等了你一个小时。

I waited for you for an hour.

CHARACTERS · VERIFIED LOCAL STROKES

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小3 strokesCHARACTER 1 OF 2Inspect and write 小

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时7 strokesCHARACTER 2 OF 2Inspect and write 时

Verified local stroke-order data is available for this simplified character.

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RECOGNISE → RETRIEVE → USE

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