Telling the time in Mandarin Chinese

How to tell the time in Mandarin Chinese, with simplified and traditional characters and pinyin romanization.

English	Mandarin 普通話 [普通话]
What time is it?	现在几点？ [現在幾點？] (xiànzài jīdiǎn?) 几点了？ [幾點了？] (jīdiǎn le?)
It's one o'clock	现在一点 [現在一點] (xiànzài yīdiǎn)
It's quarter past one	现在一点十五分 [現在一點十五分] (xiànzài yīdiǎn shíwǔ fēn)
It's half past one	现在一点半 [現在一點半] (xiànzài yīdiǎn bàn)
It's quarter to two	现在一点四十五分 [現在一點四十五分] (xiànzài yīdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn)
It's two o'clock	现在两点 [現在兩點] (xiànzài liǎngdiǎn)
It's quarter past two	现在两点十五分 [現在兩點十五分] (xiànzài liǎngdiǎn shíwǔ fēn)
It's half past two	现在两点半 [現在兩點半] (xiànzài liǎngdiǎn bàn)
It's quarter to three	现在两点四十五分 [現在兩點四十五分] (xiànzài liǎngdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn)
It's three o'clock	现在三点 [現在三點] (xiànzài sāndiǎn)
It's quarter past three	现在三点十五分 [現在三點十五分] (xiànzài sāndiǎn shíwǔ fēn)
It's half past three	现在三点半 [現在三點半] (xiànzài sāndiǎn bàn)
It's quarter to four	现在三点四十五分 [現在三點四十五分] (xiànzài sāndiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn)
It's four o'clock	现在四点 [現在四點] (xiànzài sìdiǎn)
It's quarter past four	现在四点十五分 [現在四點十五分] (xiànzài sìdiǎn shíwǔ fēn)
It's half past four	现在四点半 [現在四點半] (xiànzài sìdiǎn bàn)
It's quarter to five	现在四点四十五分 [現在四點四十五分] (xiànzài sìdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn)
It's five o'clock	现在五点 [現在五點] (xiànzài wǔdiǎn)
It's quarter past five	现在五点十五分 [現在五點十五分] (xiànzài wǔdiǎn shíwǔ fēn)
It's half past five	现在五点半 [現在五點半] (xiànzài wǔdiǎn bàn)
It's quarter to six	现在五点四十五分 [現在五點四十五分] (xiànzài wǔdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn)
It's six o'clock	现在六点 [現在六點] (xiànzài liùdiǎn)
It's quarter past six	现在六点十五分 [現在六點十五分] (xiànzài liùdiǎn shíwǔ fēn)
It's half past six	现在六点半 [現在六點半] (xiànzài liùdiǎn bàn)
It's quarter to seven	现在六点四十五分 [現在六點四十五分] (xiànzài liùdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn)
It's seven o'clock	现在七点 [現在七點] (xiànzài qīdiǎn)
It's quarter past seven	现在七点十五分 [現在七點十五分] (xiànzài qīdiǎn shíwǔ fēn)
It's half past seven	现在七点半 [現在七點半] (xiànzài qīdiǎn bàn)
It's quarter to eight	现在七点四十五分 [現在七點四十五分] (xiànzài qīdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn)
It's eight o'clock	现在八点 [現在八點] (xiànzài bādiǎn)
It's quarter past eight	现在八点十五分 [現在八點十五分] (xiànzài bādiǎn shíwǔ fēn)
It's half past eight	现在八点半 [現在八點半] (xiànzài bādiǎn bàn)
It's quarter to nine	现在八点四十五分 [現在八點四十五分] (xiànzài bādiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn)
It's nine o'clock	现在九点 [現在九點] (xiànzài jiǔdiǎn)
It's quarter past nine	现在九点十五分 [現在九點十五分] (xiànzài jiǔdiǎn shíwǔ fēn)
It's half past nine	现在九点半 [現在九點半] (xiànzài jiǔdiǎn bàn)
It's quarter to ten	现在九点四十五分 [現在九點四十五分] (xiànzài jiǔdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn)
It's ten o'clock	现在十点 [現在十點] (xiànzài shídiǎn)
It's quarter past ten	现在十点十五分 [現在十點十五分] (xiànzài shídiǎn shíwǔ fēn)
It's half past ten	现在十点半 [現在十點半] (xiànzài shídiǎn bàn)
It's quarter to eleven	现在十点四十五分 [現在十點四十五分] (xiànzài shídiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn)
It's eleven o'clock	现在十一点 [現在十一點] (xiànzài shíyīdiǎn)
It's quarter past eleven	现在十一点十五分 [現在十一點十五分] (xiànzài shíyīdiǎn shíwǔ fēn)
It's half past eleven	现在十一点半 [現在十一點半] (xiànzài shíyīdiǎn bàn)
It's quarter to twelve	现在十一点四十五分 [現在十一點四十五分] (xiànzài shíyīdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn)
It's twelve o'clock	现在十二点 [現在十二點] (xiànzài shíèrdiǎn)
It's quarter past twelve	现在十二点十五分 [現在十二點十五分] (xiànzài shíèrdiǎn shíwǔ fēn)
It's half past twelve	现在十二点半 [現在十二點半] (xiànzài shíèrdiǎn bàn)
It's quarter to one	现在十二点四十五分 [現在十二點四十五分] (xiànzài shíèrdiǎn sìshíwǔ fēn)
it's midnight	现在半夜 [現在半夜] (xiànzài bànyyè)
it's midday	现在中午 [現在中午] (xiànzài zhōngwǔ)
in the morning	早上 [早上] (zǎoshàng)
in the afternoon	下午 [下午] (xiàwǔ)
in the evening	晚上 [晚上] (wǎnshàng)

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