中午
zhōngwǔ
noon; midday
Type: NounsHSK 1
中 (centre) + 午 (noon). The middle of the day: noon.
Lunch (午餐, wǔcān) is the main meal in China. Many workers get a two-hour break to eat and nap. Office hours are often split into 'morning' and 'afternoon' around this long break.
中
口kǒumouth
丨gǔnvertical stroke
中午十二点。
Zhōngwǔ shí'èr diǎn.
Twelve noon.
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