Category 1
Jǐ
几
how much
diăn
点
o'clock
zhōng wǔ
中 午
noon
刻
kè
quarter
现在
xiànzài
now
Shàng wǔ
上 午
morning (usually between 10:00-12:00)
líng
零
zero
fēn
分
minute
wǎn shang
晚 上
（in the) evening
半
bàn
half
十二
12
zǎo shang
早 上
early morning (usually between 5:00-9:00)
现在(是)一点 –
Xiànzài (shì ) yī diǎn
It’s one o’clock.
现在九点
Xiànzài jiǔ diǎn
It’s nine o’clock.
中午十二点零一
Zhōngwǔ shí èr diǎn líng yī
12:01 pm
下午四点五十八
Xiàwǔ sì diǎn wǔ shí bā
4:58 p.m.
It's 4:58 in the afternoon.
晚上八点三刻
Wǎnshang bā diǎn sān kè
8:45 pm
早上七点半
zǎoshang qī diǎn bàn
7:00am