中午
zhōng wǔ
HSK 1

How to write 中午 (zhōng wǔ) in Chinese

中午 (pinyin: zhōng wǔ, written "zhong wu" or "zhongwu") means noon. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 中午.

Meaning

  • noon
  • midday
  • CL:個|个[ge4]

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Examples

中午随便煮了点面条,加了个鸡蛋。然后又躺回床上听音乐。
zhōng wǔ suí biàn zhǔ le diǎn miàn tiáo, jiā le ge jī dàn. rán hòu yòu tǎng huí chuáng shang tīng yīn yuè.
At noon I casually cooked some noodles, added an egg. Then lay back down on the bed to listen to music.
中午之后,他突然发现一个奇怪的事:时间变长了。一下午做的事比平时一整天都多。
zhōng wǔ zhī hòu, tā tū rán fā xiàn yí ge qí guài de shì: shí jiān biàn cháng le. yí xià wǔ zuò de shì bǐ píng shí yì zhěng tiān dōu duō.
After noon, he suddenly noticed something strange: time had stretched. He'd done more in one afternoon than usually in a full day.
Learn 中午 in Lesson 1: Parts of the day

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