分钟

• 拼音: fēn zhōng
• 汉字拆解: 分 (fēn) — division, minute; 钟 (zhōng) — clock, bell

含义

Minute. A unit of time equal to sixty seconds.

One of the most essential time words in Chinese. Used in everyday conversation for scheduling, estimating duration, and telling time. In casual speech, 分 alone is often used instead of the full 分钟.

例句

1. 请等我五分钟。
2. 从这里走到学校要二十分钟。
3. 老师说还有十分钟下课。

用法指南

语境: time, scheduling, everyday

语气: practical

正确说法

• 我五分钟就到。(I'll be there in five minutes.)
• 这部电影有一百二十分钟。(This movie is 120 minutes long.)

错误说法

• 不要说'三个分钟' — the correct pattern is 三分钟, without 个; 分钟 does not use 个 as a measure word before it.

起源与历史

Compound of 分 (a division, a minute) and 钟 (clock, bell). Together they specify the time unit measured by a clock.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal