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Definitions

  1. 1. 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse
  2. 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

Example Sentences

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2月28號下 3點怎麼樣?
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10323875)

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Words Containing 午

牧神午后
mù shén wǔ hòu

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, by Claude Debussy based on poem by Stéphane Mallarmé

睡午觉
shuì wǔ jiào

to have a nap

午马
wǔ mǎ

Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)

午餐会
wǔ cān huì

luncheon

午睡
wǔ shuì

to take a nap

端午节
duān wǔ jié

Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)

午饭
wǔ fàn

lunch

上午
shàng wǔ

morning

晌午
shǎng wu

noon

壬午
rén wǔ

nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062

丙午
bǐng wǔ

forty-third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026

正午
zhèng wǔ

midday

下午
xià wǔ

afternoon

格林尼治本初子午线
gé lín ní zhì běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn

the Greenwich meridian

午觉
wǔ jiào

siesta

傍午
bàng wǔ

towards noon; just before midday

午餐
wǔ cān

lunch

甲午战争
jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng

First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)

戊午
wù wǔ

fifty-fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038

午前
wǔ qián

morning

重午
chóng wǔ

Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)

午宴
wǔ yàn

lunch banquet

午后
wǔ hòu

afternoon

午夜
wǔ yè

midnight

甲午
jiǎ wǔ

thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014

庚午
gēng wǔ

seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050

头午
tóu wǔ

(dialect) morning

子午线
zǐ wǔ xiàn

meridian

本初子午线
běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn

the first meridian

中午
zhōng wǔ

noon

午休
wǔ xiū

noon break

端午
duān wǔ

see 端午節|端午节[duān wǔ jié]

午安
wǔ ān

Good afternoon!

午餐肉
wǔ cān ròu

canned luncheon meat

亭午
tíng wǔ

(literary) noon

下午茶
xià wǔ chá

afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)