正午 zhèng wǔ ㄓㄥˋ ㄨˇ zing3 ng5
- midday
- noon
- noonday
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正
- 修正 xiū zhèng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄓㄥˋ sau1 zing3 to revise; to amend; to rectify
- 公正 gōng zhèng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˋ gung1 zing3 just; fair; equitable
- 反正 fǎn zhèng ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄥˋ faan2 zing3 anyway
- 廉正 lián zhèng ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄥˋ lim4 zing3 upright and honest
- 指正 zhǐ zhèng ㄓˇ ㄓㄥˋ zi2 zing3 to point out mistakes or weak points for correction
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- 改正 gǎi zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 zing3 to correct
- 方正 fāng zhèng ㄈㄤ ㄓㄥˋ fong1 zing3 clear and square
- 正在 zhèng zài ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ zing3 zoi6 to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
- 正好 zhèng hǎo ㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄠˇ zing3 hou2 just (in time)
- 正如 zhèng rú ㄓㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ zing3 jyu4 just as
- 正宗 zhèng zōng ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄥ zing3 zung1 orthodox school
- 正常 zhèng cháng ㄓㄥˋ ㄔㄤˊ zing3 soeng4 normal; regular
- 正式 zhèng shì ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ zing3 sik1 formal; official
- 正是 zhèng shì ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ zing3 si6 is precisely
- 正月 Zhēng yuè ㄓㄥ ㄩㄝˋ zing1 jyut6 first month of the lunar year
- 正版 zhèng bǎn ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄢˇ zing3 baan2 genuine
- 正当 正當 zhèng dāng ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤ zing3 dong3 timely
- 正直 zhèng zhí ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˊ zing3 zik6 upright
- 正确 正確 zhèng què ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ zing3 kok3 correct; sound; right; proper
- 正统 正統 zhèng tǒng ㄓㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ zing3 tung2 orthodoxy; tradition
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)
Idioms with these characters
- 扶正压邪 扶正壓邪 fú zhèng yā xié ㄈㄨˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄝˊ fu4 zing3 aat3 ce4 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
- 改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3 to mend one's ways (idiom)
- 矫枉过正 矯枉過正 jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄥˋ giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3 to overcorrect (idiom)
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- 就地正法 jiù dì zhèng fǎ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚˇ zau6 dei6 zing3 faat3 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
- 偏邪不正 piān xié bù zhèng ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ pin1 ce4 bat1 zing3 biased
- 舍正从邪 捨正從邪 shě zhèng cóng xié ㄕㄜˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ se2 zing3 cung4 ce4 to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
- 邪不敌正 邪不敵正 xié bù dí zhèng ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄓㄥˋ ce4 bat1 dik6 zing3 good will always triumph over evil (idiom)
- 言归正传 言歸正傳 yán guī zhèng zhuàn ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ jin4 gwai1 zing3 zyun6 to return to the topic (idiom)
- 一本正经 一本正經 yī běn zhèng jīng ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ jat1 bun2 zing3 ging1 (idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan
- 义正辞严 義正辭嚴 yì zhèng cí yán ㄧˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄘˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji6 zing3 ci4 jim4 (idiom) to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness
Example sentences
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正午 时分 時分 钟声 鐘聲 响起 響起 。
The bell rings at noon.
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