中午
zhōng wǔ
Pinyin

Definition

中午
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zhōng wǔ
  1. noon
  2. midday
  3. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 p.m.
中
Zhōng
  1. 1 China
  2. 2 Chinese
  3. 3 surname Zhong
中国
Zhōng guó
  1. 1 China
上午
shàng wǔ
  1. 1 morning
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
中共
Zhōng Gòng
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng], Chinese Communist Party
中分
zhōng fēn
  1. 1 to part one's hair in the middle
中午
zhōng wǔ
  1. 1 noon
  2. 2 midday
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
中原
Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
中国式
Zhōng guó shì
  1. 1 Chinese style
  2. 2 à la chinoise
中场
zhōng chǎng
  1. 1 middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
  2. 2 midfield
  3. 3 mid-court (in sports)
  4. 4 half-time
  5. 5 intermission half-way through a performance
中外
zhōng wài
  1. 1 Sino-foreign
  2. 2 Chinese-foreign
  3. 3 home and abroad
中天
zhōng tiān
  1. 1 culmination (astronomy)
中央
zhōng yāng
  1. 1 central
  2. 2 middle
  3. 3 center
  4. 4 central authorities (of a state)
中学
zhōng xué
  1. 1 middle school
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
中山
Zhōng shān
  1. 1 refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
  2. 2 Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
  3. 3 Nakayama (Japanese surname)
中年
zhōng nián
  1. 1 middle age
中式
Zhōng shì
  1. 1 Chinese style
中心
zhōng xīn
  1. 1 center
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 core
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
中性
zhōng xìng
  1. 1 neutral

Idioms (20)

一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target with a single shot
  2. 2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
  1. 1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. 3 fig. to hit home
  4. 4 an argument that hits the nail on the head
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
  1. 1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
  1. 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
  2. 2 in the bag
  3. 3 (as good as) in one's possession
冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
  1. 1 dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
堕云雾中
duò yún wù zhōng
  1. 1 lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss
外强中干
wài qiáng zhōng gān
  1. 1 strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
女大不中留
nu:3 dà bù zhōng liú
  1. 1 when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
如堕五里雾中
rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng
  1. 1 as if lost in a thick fog (idiom)
  2. 2 in a fog
  3. 3 muddled
  4. 4 completely unfamiliar with sth
如日中天
rú rì zhōng tiān
  1. 1 lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc
妙在不言中
miào zài bù yán zhōng
  1. 1 the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)

Sample Sentences

现在中午十二点
xiànzài zhōngwǔ shíèr diǎn
It's now 12 noon.
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中午好。
zhōngwǔ hǎo 。
Good noon time.
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中午好。
zhōngwǔ hǎo 。
Good noon time.
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我中午吃了牛肉饭了，晚餐不想再吃饭。
wǒ zhōngwǔ chī le niúròu fàn le ，wǎncān bùxiǎng zài chīfàn 。
I had beef and rice for lunch, so I don’t want to have rice again for dinner.
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我也是，从中午到现在连一口饭都没吃。
wǒ yě shì ，cóng zhōngwǔ dào xiànzài lián yīkǒu fàn dōu méi chī 。
Me too, I haven't eaten a thing since midday.
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你是不是忘了我们早上才跟小美约明天中午去那里吃。
nǐ shì bùshì wàng le wǒmen zǎoshang cái gēn Xiǎo Měi yuē míngtiān zhōngwǔ qù nàlǐ chī 。
Did you forget that just this morning we arranged with Xiaomei to meet there for lunch tomorrow?
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我中午的时候还看到在桌上。是不是被你妹妹拿去看了？她不是今天早上回来了？
wǒ zhōngwǔ de shíhou hái kàndào zài zhuō shàng 。shìbushì bèi nǐ mèimei náqù kàn le ？tā bùshì jīntiān zǎoshang huílai le ？
I saw that it was still on the table at noon. Did you sister borrow it? Wasn't she supposed to get back this morning?
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你说明天中午一起吃饭，要吃什么?
nǐ shuō míngtiān zhōngwǔ yīqǐ chīfàn ，yào chī shénme ?
Did you say we're eating together at noon tomorrow? What do you want to eat?
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有啊，我们今天中午一起吃的饭，怎么了吗？
yǒu ā ，wǒmen jīntiān zhōngwǔ yīqǐ chī de fàn ，zěnmele ma ？
Yes. We ate lunch together today. What about it?
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我真的不是故意的，前天中午我忽然觉得不舒服，下午请假回家休息。
wǒ zhēnde bùshì gùyì de ，qiántiān zhōngwǔ wǒ hūrán juéde bù shūfu ，xiàwǔ qǐngjià huíjiā xiūxi 。
I really didn't mean to. At noon on the day before yesterday I suddenly felt unwell, so I had to ask for time of work to go home and rest.
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