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中午
zhōng wǔ
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- pinyin
- zhōng wǔ
- simplified
- 中午
- traditional
- 中午
1 · noun (time)
noon; midday
一天中接近正午的一段时间。
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By midday, the shadows in the square had become shorter.
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到了中午，广场上的影子变短了。
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Mandarin reading: zhōng wǔ.
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