time of the day & dates
点 dian o'clock
分钟 fenzhong minutes
一刻 yike 15 minutes
半 ban 30 minutes
三刻 sanke 45 minutes
11:06 12:08 5:10 6:30 3:15 4:30
两 liang - how number 2 pronounced in time
2:30 2:15 2:21 2:02 2:45 2:35
AM/morning-早上 zaoshang
PM/evening-晚上 wanshang
Note:
Say am pm first, then the time
7:15am 8:45pm 9:30pm 10:23am
Noon 中午 zhongwu
Afternoon 下午 xiawu
早上好 zaoshang hao
中午好 zhongwu hao
下午好 xiawu hao
晚上好 wanshang hao
现在几点？xianzai jidian? What time is it now?
xianzai - now, right now
ji - how many
mid-autumn festival
中秋节 zhongqiu jie
One of the most important festival in China
falls on the 8 month and the 15 date in lunar calendar
Family reunion
Eat moon cakes
Watch the moon
For those whom can't return home, they will look up in the sky, watch the moon,
as if they saw their family
What traditional moon cakes are round?
Look like the moon
Represent family reunion
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