小时 xiǎoshí HSK 1
Time

小时 — hour (time unit)

Stroke order
Example sentences
我 wǒ 等 děng 你 nǐ 一 yí 小时 xiǎo shí
I waited for you for an hour.
从 cóng 这儿 zhè er 到 dào 机场 jī chǎng 要 yào 两 liǎng 小时 xiǎo shí
It takes two hours from here to the airport.
昨天 zuó tiān 我 wǒ 学 xué 了 le 三 sān 个 gè 小时 xiǎo shí 中文 Zhōng wén
Yesterday I studied Chinese for three hours.
Grammar note

Time classifier: 三小时, 两个小时. Normally, not use 三个小时? (both exist depending on context).

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Words from the sentences
我 wǒ I; me 等 děng to wait; etcetera 你 nǐ you (singular) 一 yī one 从 cóng from; follow; obey 这儿 zhèr here 到 dào to arrive; until 机场 jīchǎng airport 要 yào want; need; should 两 liǎng two (for quantities and classifiers) 昨天 zuótiān yesterday 学 xué to study; to learn 了 le particle indicating change or completed action 三 sān three 个 gè general classifier 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese language
Related by grammar
三 sān three 小 xiǎo young (prefix); small 两 liǎng two (for quantities and classifiers) 个 gè general classifier
HSK1 categories
Adjectives (9) Communication (20) Daily Life (36) Education (25) Family (10) Feelings (6) Food & Drink (20) Grammar (29) Nature (9) Numbers (29) Particles (8) People (16) Places (5) Positions (15) Pronouns (18) Time (29) Transport (5) Verbs (12)
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