Baifeixiang Posted August 10, 2023 at 01:18 PM Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 at 01:18 PM I know how to say "zaoshang," "zhongwu," "banye" and all of that kind of stuff, but what do Chinese say "time periods in the day" or "parts of the day" when referring to these individual units generally? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted August 10, 2023 at 03:00 PM Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 at 03:00 PM One way is 时段, you can see it used in this article about taking photographs at different times of the day: 了解不同时段的色温正确掌握照片的色调|光谱|色温|蓝光_新浪新闻 (sina.com.cn) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baifeixiang Posted August 10, 2023 at 06:55 PM Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 at 06:55 PM I think you are correct. Although, I think it may need context as it is literally a "period of time." I used your answer as a basis for a search and found "一天的时间段." Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aone Posted August 12, 2023 at 06:54 AM Report Share Posted August 12, 2023 at 06:54 AM Ancient people timing: 子时 ( 23时至01时) 丑时 ( 01时至03时) 寅时 ( 03时至05时) 卯时 ( 05时至07时) 辰时 ( 07时至09时) 巳时 ( 09 时至11时) 午时 ( 11时至13时) 未时 ( 13时至15时) 申时 ( 15时至17时) 酉时 ( 17时至19时) 戌时 ( 19时至21时) 亥时 ( 21时至23时) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted August 13, 2023 at 11:03 PM Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 at 11:03 PM The Zhang Yimou movie "Curse of the Golden Flower" uses the above ancient system of divisions for the day in its introductory scenes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Golden_Flower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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