bàn 半 half bànyè 半夜 midnight děi 得 must děng 等 to vait děngyiděng 等一等 to wait a moment -diǎn -点 counter for hours on the clock gěi 给 for guān 关 to close guān mén 关门 to close (for the business day); to close down, to go out of business jiàn 见 to meet jǐdiǎn zhōng 几点钟 what hour, what time jiù 就 immediately (with reference to time) kāi 开 to open kāi mén 开门 to open (for the business day); to open for business kéyi 可以 may, can, to be permitted mámahūhū 马马虎虎 so-so, fair méi shénme 门 door piàozi (yìzhāng) 票子（一张） bills (currency) shàngwǔ (shàngwu) 上午 forenoon, morning Táibì 台北 Taiwan currency (NT$) wǎnshang (wǎnshàng) 晚上 evening xiàwǔ (xiàwu) 下午 afternoon xíng 行 to be all right yèli 夜里 night zaǒchen (zǎochén) 早晨 early morning zǎoshang (zǎoshàng) 早上 morning zhōng 中 o'clock zhōngwǔ (zhōngwu) 中午 noon kāishǐ 开始 to start, to begin yǒude shīhou 有的时候 sometimes -táng 堂 (counter for class periods)