Chinese Words of the week: Time (2) 27/11/17 晚一点 wǎn yīdiǎn later 早一点 zǎo yīdiǎn earlier 有时 yǒushí Sometimes 之前 zhīqián before; prior to; ago 之后 zhīhǒu later; after afterwards 时候 shíhou a point in time; the duration of time; time in general 时间 shíjiān a period of time; the concept of time 她会晚一点回家。 Tā huì wǎn yīdiǎn huí jiā. She will return home later. 他必须明天晚上早一点比十点去睡觉 Tā bìxū mīngtiān wǎnshàng zǎo yīdiǎn bǐ shí diǎn qù shuì jiào. He must go to bed earlier than 10 o’clock tomorrow night 陈先生有时觉得很孤独。 Chén Xiānsheng yǒushí juéde hěn gūdú. Mr. Chen sometimes feels lonely. 洗手之前吃晚餐。 Xǐ shǒu zhīqián chī wǎncān. Wash your hands before dinner. 晚餐之后做功课。 Wǎncān zhīhóu zuò gōngkè. Do your homework after dinner. 我的上班时间很早。 我五点差三刻五点差三刻起床。 Wǒ de shángbàn shíjiān hěn zǎo. Wǒ wǔ diǎn chà sān kè děi qǐchuáng. I start work very early. I need to get up at 5:45. 冬天时候下雪很多 Dōngtiān shíhou xiǎxuě hěn duō. It snows a lot in winter.