60 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before |
| 之后 | zhī hòu | afterwards |
| 之间 | zhī jiān | between |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after |
| 傍晚 | bàng wǎn | in the evening |
| 分针 | fēn zhēn | minute hand (of a clock) |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | just now |
| 午夜 | wǔ yè | midnight |
| 半小时 | bàn xiǎo shí | half hour |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 拂晓 | fú xiǎo | daybreak |
| 日出 | rì chū | sunrise |
| 日落 | rì luò | sundown |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 早晨 | zǎo chén | early morning |
| 时针 | shí zhēn | hand of a clock |
| 时钟 | shí zhōng | clock |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 昼夜 | zhòu yè | day and night |
| 正午 | zhèng wǔ | midday |
| 准时 | zhǔn shí | on time |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 秒 | miǎo | second (unit of time) |
| 秒表 | miǎo biǎo | stopwatch |
| 秒针 | miǎo zhēn | second hand (of a clock) |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | at last |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently |
| 过去 | guò qù | (in the) past |
| 迟 | Chí | surname Chi |
| 表 | biǎo | wrist or pocket watch |
| 钟表 | zhōng biǎo | clock |
| 闹钟 | nào zhōng | alarm clock |
| 黄昏 | huáng hūn | dusk |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 几点了 | jǐ diǎn le | What time is it? |
| 智能手表 | zhì néng shǒu biǎo | smartwatch |
| 一段时间 | yī duàn shí jiān | a short period of time |
| 一点三十五分 | yī diǎn sān shí wǔ fēn | twenty five to two |
| 一点半 | yī diǎn bàn | one thirty |
| 一点二十五分 | yī diǎn èr shí wǔ fēn | twenty five past one |
| 一点五分 | yī diǎn wǔ fēn | five past one |
| 一点四十分 | yī diǎn sì shí fēn | twenty to two |
| 一点二十分 | yī diǎn èr shí fēn | twenty past one |
| 一点五十五分 | yī diǎn wǔ shí wǔ fēn | five to two |
| 一点十五分 | yī diǎn shí wǔ fēn | quarter past one |
| 一点五十分 | yī diǎn wǔ shí fēn | ten to two |
| 一点十分 | yī diǎn shí fēn | ten past one |
| 四十分钟 | sì shí fēn zhōng | forty minutes |
| 二十分钟 | èr shí fēn zhōng | twenty minutes |
| 一刻钟 | yī kè zhōng | a quarter of an hour |
| 两点钟 | liǎng diǎn zhōng | two o' clock |