🇨🇳 How to say

“minute” in Chinese

分钟fēnzhōng
Illustration of "minute" in a Chinese cultural setting
A digital clock on the microwave counts down from 1:00 to 0:00 as a cup of water heats up, showing how quickly one minut…

Usage note

分钟 is a neutral, everyday word for minute, used just like in English for time measurement, and it's always combined with a number to specify duration.

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