How to Say “Wake-up time” in Chinese
Time and dates · HSK 2
"Wake-up time" in Chinese is 起床时间 (qǐ chuáng shí jiān). 起床时间 literally means 'get-out-of-bed time.' 起床 (qǐchuáng) is a separable verb; 起 means 'rise' and 床 means 'bed,' so you can actually split it: 起不了床 (qǐ bù liǎo chuáng) means 'can't get out of bed.
Primary translation
起床时间
qǐ chuáng shí jiān
Traditional: 起床時間
When to use it
起床时间 literally means 'get-out-of-bed time.' 起床 (qǐchuáng) is a separable verb; 起 means 'rise' and 床 means 'bed,' so you can actually split it: 起不了床 (qǐ bù liǎo chuáng) means 'can't get out of bed.' If someone asks 你几点起床? they want your wake-up hour, but 起床时间 as a noun usually shows up in schedules, hotel wake-up calls (叫醒服务), or parents nagging kids. Mainland office workers often say 我的起床时间是七点 rather than the more literal 我七点起床.
Example sentences
我的起床时间是早上六点半。
Wǒ de qǐ chuáng shí jiān shì zǎo shang liù diǎn bàn.
My wake-up time is 6:30 in the morning.
周末起床时间可以晚一点吗？
Zhōu mò qǐ chuáng shí jiān kě yǐ wǎn yī diǎn ma?
Can the wake-up time be a bit later on weekends?
请帮我设置起床时间为七点。
Qǐng bāng wǒ shè zhì qǐ chuáng shí jiān wéi qī diǎn.
Please set my wake-up time to 7 o'clock.