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CST — China Standard Time
UTC+08:00 · Asia
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AbbreviationCST
Full nameChina Standard Time
UTC offsetUTC+08:00
RegionAsia
About CST
CST stands for China Standard Time, a time zone at UTC+08:00 — that is, 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The live clock above shows the current time at this fixed offset.
CST is not a unique identifier. The same letters are also used for Central Standard Time (UTC-06:00). Abbreviations like this are ambiguous by design — when it matters, use the full name, the UTC offset, or an IANA zone id (e.g. "America/Chicago") instead.
To convert CST to your own time zone, use the time zone converter, compare it against any city on the world clock, or see every time zone abbreviation in one place.