三十
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Meanings
1
thirty; 30
Standard numeral for the quantity thirty.
There are thirty students in this class.
Please read up to page thirty.
2
6am
Only when written 30
Colloquial use of 30 to mean 6:00 a.m., from the 30th hour of a 24+ hour clock system sometimes used in late-night scheduling. Restricted to the Arabic numeral spelling 30.
They said the meeting time tomorrow is 30 o'clock. That means 6 a.m.
Usage patterns
- 30時6:00 a.m., expressed on an extended late-night clock that continues past 24
The late-night program ends at 30:00 (6 a.m.).