分钟 (fēnzhōng) — minute (duration)
HSK 3 | measure word | a unit of time lasting sixty seconds
分钟 (fēnzhōng)
A measure word for expressing the duration of time in minutes. Contrast with 分 (fēn), which refers to the clock position (e.g., 3:05).
Meanings
- [measure word / noun] Minute(s) of duration (how long something takes).
Example Sentences
从这里走到学校只需要十分钟。 Cóng zhèlǐ zǒu dào xuéxiào zhǐ xūyào shí fēnzhōng. It only takes ten minutes to walk from here to school.
请等我五分钟。 Qǐng děng wǒ wǔ fēnzhōng. Please wait five minutes for me.
我每天运动三十分钟。 Wǒ měitiān yùndòng sānshí fēnzhōng. I exercise for thirty minutes every day.
会议还有十分钟就结束了。 Huìyì hái yǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù jiéshù le. The meeting will end in ten more minutes.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 几分钟 | a few minutes |
| 十分钟 | ten minutes |
| 花了…分钟 | took ... minutes |
| 等了…分钟 | waited ... minutes |
| 半小时/三十分钟 | thirty minutes |
Memory Hook
分 divides and 钟 means "clock" — splitting the clock face into sixty equal divisions gives you the minutes of duration.