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分钟 Traditional: 分鐘
Pinyin fēnzhōng IPA [fən˥ ʈʂʊŋ˥] Zhuyin ㄈㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ
HSK 1 noun 名词 Book 1 · Lesson 14 freq #465

Meaning

A minute, as a duration — the word you use to say how long something lasts: 五分钟 is "five minutes". For clock time, the plain 分 is used instead (十分, ten past).

Examples

再给我五分钟。 zài gěi wǒ wǔ fēn zhōng Give me five more minutes.
我10分钟后回来。 wǒ fēn zhōng hòu huí lái I'll be back in ten minutes.
飞机十分钟后起飞。 fēi jī shí fēn zhōng hòu qǐ fēi The plane takes off in ten minutes.

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