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Chinese Time Phrases: Part 2The Posted byOn Aug 10, 2021 inVocabulary

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Since time is inevitable. The Not only telling the time, but also parts of the day, the order of events, the speed of occurrences, etc. Here are 3 more time phrases to use in daily conversations.

Early in the morningYi z m: o

The early short phrase consists of two basic Chinese characters: a (y and, one) and early (z m: o, morning.) Together early in The morning, and also early in The morning (yi da z m: o), meanEarly in the morning. It refers to an action that took place at dawn first thing in the morning. The day the phrase isn 't necessarily adjacent to the verb, It mostly precedes the verb and is followed by It (jiu, expressing early). For example:

Today early in the morning, these were brought fresh vegetables.

J and n ti ā n and da y z m: o, zhe xi ē x and n xi ā n sh ū CAI jiu bei dai lai.

These fresh vegetables were brought in early this morning.

Fisherman went to the sea early in the morning.

M: o jiu ch ū Yu f y and z h ū m: I qule.

The fisherman went out to The sea early in The morning.

He married early in the morning and left the hotel.

T ā y and da z m: o jiu jie le zhang li k ā I le l ǚ gu m: n.

He checked out and left the hotel early in the morning.

Need I come early tomorrow morning?

X ū w ǒ yao Ming ti ā n, y and z m: o lai, ma?

Do you need me to last come early tomorrow morning?

On timeUseful incarnation n shi

On time meansOn the time,On the schedule. It 's a synonym to (an shi) on time, and refers to an action that took place at the promised time. The adverb appears on time before the action that occurred as planned: + verb on time. For example:

You drive to, take the train to, but must arrive on time.

N ǐ k ā ch ē I lai y ě h m: o, cheng, hu ǒ ch ē lai y ě h m: o, Dan bi x ū useful incarnation N shi dao da.

Been you last come by car or train, you must arrive on time.

Although the flight was cancelled, but he also come on time.

Su: and ran f ē I xing bei q incarnation xi ā o, Dan shi t ā hai useful incarnation n shi lai le.

Over the flight was cancelled, he still came on time.

You'd better go right now if you want to arrive there on time.

N ǐ yao xi m: ng useful incarnation N shi dao da na l ǐ jiu zui h m: o m m: shang z ǒ u.

If you want to get there on time you order to better leave now.

In spite of the heavy rain, the plane take off on time.

J ǐ n gu xia da y incarnation, m: n f ē I J and useful incarnation n ǐ shi q f ē I.

Despite the heavy rain, the plane took off on time.

Just now,G ā ng CAI

Just meansJust now,It comes to describe something that just happened a moment a line. It is 2 sequence events in time, within a period of the past minutes. Notice that just is placed before the verb in the sentence. For example:

He just took the pills, now asleep.

T ā gang CAI ch and le yao, xian zai-shallow pits shui zhao le.

He just took the medicine and now He is asleep.

What you said just now?

N ǐ gang CAI shu not shen me le?

What did you just say?

He forgot about just now.

T ā m: b gang CAI DE shi er wang le.

He forgot what had just happened.

I just talk to him the boy is my brother.

W ǒ gang CAI he t ā tan hua di na ge nan hai shi W ǒ di di.

The boy I talked to just now is my brother.

For more time phrases check out pervious posts:

Chinese Time phrases

Time Phrases in Chinese - Learn Chinese through the Song "am I the one you love most"

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