小时(xiǎo shí): hour
hour
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 小时 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Example sentences
How 小时 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
他讲了一小时。
tā jiǎng le yī xiǎo shí
He spoke for one hour.
她睡了几小时。
tā shuì le jǐ xiǎo shí
She slept for a few hours.
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