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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?
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Words Containing 午

上午
shàng wǔ

morning

下午
xià wǔ

afternoon

中午
zhōng wǔ

noon

午睡
wǔ shuì

to take a nap

午饭
wǔ fàn

lunch

午餐
wǔ cān

lunch

端午节
duān wǔ jié

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

下午茶
xià wǔ chá

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

丙午
bǐng wǔ

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

亭午
tíng wǔ

(literary) noon

傍午
bàng wǔ

towards noon; just before midday

午休
wǔ xiū

noon break

午前
wǔ qián

morning

午夜
wǔ yè

midnight

午安
wǔ ān

Good afternoon!

午宴
wǔ yàn

lunch banquet

午后
wǔ hòu

afternoon

午觉
wǔ jiào

siesta

午餐会
wǔ cān huì

luncheon

午餐肉
wǔ cān ròu

canned luncheon meat

午马
wǔ mǎ

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

壬午
rén wǔ

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

子午线
zǐ wǔ xiàn

meridian

庚午
gēng wǔ

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

戊午
wù wǔ

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

晌午
shǎng wu

noon

本初子午线
běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn

the first meridian

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

the Greenwich meridian

正午
zhèng wǔ

midday

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

甲午
jiǎ wǔ

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

甲午战争
jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng

First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)

睡午觉
shuì wǔ jiào

to have a nap

端午
duān wǔ

see 端午節|端午节[duān wǔ jié]

重午
chóng wǔ

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

头午
tóu wǔ

(dialect) morning