Topic: Chinese

"It only takes an hour and a half to drive there."

Translation:开车去那儿只要一个半小时。

April 12, 2018

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Covielle

    Isn't this half an hour?

    April 12, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/Brooks730166

      那里 = 那儿。 Shouldn't count it wrong for personal preference.

      July 27, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/phil971928

        Could somebody please explain why this is wrong? 只要一个半小时开车去那儿

        December 22, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/Krstna12
        • 32

        Yes, I don't understand why that version is wrong.

        March 28, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/hippietrail
        • 5

        I just came to ask this.

        April 3, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/8vEK8gHd
        • 454

        Do we need the "那儿" here or would 开车去只要一个半小时 also be ok? (given that it can be left out in other sentences)

        February 5, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/Celticfiddleguy
        • 40

        I have the same question. I'm sure "开车去只要一个半小时" is a valid sentence and I'd say "it take an hour and a half to drive there" = "it takes an hour and a half to drive". So I don't see any reason to require 那儿 / 那里.

        March 10, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/NathanPris

          Shouldn't it be " 一小时半”

          April 20, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/StanleyEma
          • 404

          After consulting Bing dictionary. 一个半小时 seems to be an hour and a half. Half an hour would be 半个小时.

          May 23, 2018
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