午前 wǔ qián ㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ng5 cin4
- morning
- a.m.
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午
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
- 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon
- 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
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- 午餐 wǔ cān ㄨˇ ㄘㄢ ng5 caan1 lunch
- 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
前
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 前任 qián rèn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ cin4 jam6 predecessor
- 前来 前來 qián lái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cin4 loi4 to come (formal)
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- 前夕 qián xī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ cin4 zik6 eve
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 前年 qián nián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cin4 nin4 the year before last
- 前往 qián wǎng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ cin4 wong5 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 前提 qián tí ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧˊ cin4 tai4 premise
- 前方 qián fāng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ cin4 fong1 ahead
- 前景 qián jǐng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cin4 ging2 foreground
- 前期 qián qī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ cin4 kei4 preceding period
- 前沿 qián yán ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cin4 jyun4 (military) forward position
- 前科 qián kē ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜ cin4 fo1 criminal record
- 前程 qián chéng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cin4 cing4 future (career etc) prospects
- 前线 前線 qián xiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cin4 sin3 front line
- 前者 qián zhě ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ cin4 ze2 the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- 前台 前臺 qián tái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˊ cin4 toi4 stage
Idioms with these characters
- 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 冰释前嫌 冰釋前嫌 bīng shì qián xián ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 (idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
- 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
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- 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 大敌当前 大敵當前 dà dí dāng qián ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ daai6 dik6 dong1 cin4 (idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy
- 各奔前程 gè bèn qián chéng ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ gok3 ban1 cin4 cing4 each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gwo2 zuk1 bat1 cin4 to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
- 尽释前嫌 盡釋前嫌 jìn shì qián xián ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zeon6 sik1 cin4 jim4 to forget former enmity (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 中午 前 写完 寫完 这 這 封 信 了 。
I finished writing the letter by noon.
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火车 火車 大概 会 會 在 中午 前 到 站 。
The train will probably arrive at the station before noon.
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直到 快要 中午 前 他 都 没 沒 出现 出現 。
He did not appear until about noon.
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