TYMandarin 03.2 (pinyin): Telling time
1. 09:00 Xian4zai4 jiu3 dian3.
2. 11:30 Xian4zai4 shi2yi1 dian3 ban4.
3. 02:25 Xian4zai4 liang3 dian3 er4shi2wu3 fen1.
4. 03:50 Xian4zai4 cha4 shi2 fen1 si4 dian3.
5. 01:15 Xian4zai4 yi1 dian3 yi2 ke4.
6. 08:05 Xian4zai4 ba1 dian3 ling2 wu3 fen1.
7. 05:45 Xian4zai4 wu3 dian3 san1 ke4.
8. 12:10 Xian4zai4 shi2er4 dian3 shi2 fen1.
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4. 03:50 Xian4zai4 cha4 shi2 fen1 si4 dian3.（Great！）
7. 05:45 Xian4zai4 wu3 dian3 san1 ke4.（五点四十五分）is more normal
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They are right but many Chinese tend not to use ke4, also we generally omit fen1.
For example for 08:45 we say xian4zai4 ba1 dian3 si4shi2wu3.
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