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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

小时 [xiǎoshí]
  1. 1. noun hour
    很多公司实行8小时工作制。
    Lots of companies have implemented an eight-hour working day.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

小时 [xiǎoshí]
  1. 1. noun hour; hr(r)
  2. 2. measure word hour
    小时
    half an hour
    这种热水瓶能保暖二十四小时
    This kind of thermos flask keeps water hot for 24 hours.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

小时 [xiǎoshí]
  1. 1. 时间法定计量单位,1小时等于60分,是1天的1/24。
  2. 2. 指一个小时的时间
    用3个小时

Examples

我差不多等了两个小时
I waited for nearly two hours.
在两个小时的抽测中,有十个超速驾驶的司机被罚款。
Ten drivers were fined who exceeded the speed limit during a two-hour spot check.
游船按小时出租。
Rowboats for hire by the hour.
他在实验室里一蹲就是好几个小时
He would stay for hours at a stretch in the laboratory.
手术进行了六个小时
The operation lasted six hours.
手术历时三个小时
The operation took three hours.
马力小时
horsepower-hour (hp-hr)
他每天都要陪练好几个小时
Every day he spends several hours training with top athletes.
千瓦小时
kilowatt-hour (KWh)
他昏迷了一个多小时才苏醒过来。
He remained unconscious for more than an hour before he came to.

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