中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 HSK 1 準備級 1 · Novice 1
- noon
- midday
- CL: 个 個 gè ㄍㄜˋ
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中
- 中介 zhōng jiè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ zung1 gaai3 to act as intermediary
- 中和 zhōng hé ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ zung1 wo4 to neutralize
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
- 中型 zhōng xíng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zung1 jing4 medium sized
- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
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- 中央 zhōng yāng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ zung1 joeng1 central
- 中学 中學 zhōng xué ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zung1 hok6 middle school
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 中庸 zhōng yōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ zung1 jung4 golden mean (Confucianism)
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 中性 zhōng xìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ zung1 sing3 neutral
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 中旬 zhōng xún ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zung1 ceon4 middle third of a month
- 中暑 zhòng shǔ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˇ zung3 syu2 to suffer heat exhaustion
- 中期 zhōng qī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧ zung1 kei4 middle (of a period of time)
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 中毒 zhòng dú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ zung3 duk6 to be poisoned
- 中奖 中獎 zhòng jiǎng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ zung3 zoeng2 to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
- 中立 zhōng lì ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ zung1 laap6 neutral
午
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
- 午睡 wǔ shuì ㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˋ ng5 seoi6 to take a nap in the afternoon
- 午饭 午飯 wǔ fàn ㄨˇ ㄈㄢˋ ng5 faan6 lunch
- 午餐 wǔ cān ㄨˇ ㄘㄢ ng5 caan1 lunch
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- 下午茶 xià wǔ chá ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ ㄔㄚˊ haa6 ng5 caa4 afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)
- 端午节 端午節 Duān wǔ jié ㄉㄨㄢ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ dyun1 ng5 zit3 Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
- 丙午 bǐng wǔ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄨˇ bing2 ng5 forty-third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026
- 亭午 tíng wǔ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄨˇ ting4 ng5 (literary) noon
- 傍午 bàng wǔ ㄅㄤˋ ㄨˇ bong6 ng5 towards noon; just before midday
- 午休 wǔ xiū ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ng5 jau1 noon break
- 午前 wǔ qián ㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ng5 cin4 morning
- 午夜 wǔ yè ㄨˇ ㄧㄝˋ ng5 je6 midnight
- 午安 wǔ ān ㄨˇ ㄢ ng5 on1 Good afternoon!
- 午宴 wǔ yàn ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ ng5 jin3 lunch banquet
- 午后 午後 wǔ hòu ㄨˇ ㄏㄡˋ ng5 hau6 afternoon
- 午时 午時 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 si4 11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 午觉 午覺 wǔ jiào ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ng5 gaau3 siesta
- 午马 午馬 wǔ mǎ ㄨˇ ㄇㄚˇ ng5 maa5 Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
- 壬午 rén wǔ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ jam4 ng5 nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
Idioms with these characters
- 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 短中抽长 短中抽長 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄡ ㄔㄤˊ dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4 to make the best of a bad job
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- 堕云雾中 墮雲霧中 duò yún wù zhōng ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ do6 wan4 mou6 zung1 lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom)
- 恶语中伤 惡語中傷 è yǔ zhòng shāng ㄜˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ ok3 jyu5 zung3 soeng1 (idiom) to slander viciously
- 风中之烛 風中之燭 fēng zhōng zhī zhú ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄓㄨˊ fung1 zung1 zi1 zuk1 lit. candle in the wind (idiom)
- 管中窥豹 管中窺豹 guǎn zhōng kuī bào ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄅㄠˋ gun2 zung1 kwai1 paau3 lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 zung1 ceoi2 leot6 lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
- 家道中落 jiā dào zhōng luò ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gaa1 dou6 zung1 lok6 to come down in the world (idiom)
Example sentences
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现在 現在 才 中午 。
It is just noon.
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让 讓 她 中午 过来 過來 。
Tell her to come at noon.
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汤姆 湯姆 睡 到 中午 。
Tom slept until noon.
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昨天 中午 有 雾 霧 。
There was fog at noon yesterday.
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火车 火車 该 該 在 中午 到 。
The train is due to arrive at noon.
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