中午

• 拼音: zhōng wǔ
• 汉字拆解: 中 = middle; 午 = originally a pestle, later assigned to mean 'noon' in the Earthly Branches system

含义

Noon; midday. The middle of the day, around 12 o'clock.

Refers to the period around 12:00, typically from about 11:00 to 13:00. Used as a time word that can be placed before or after the subject: 中午我吃面条 or 我中午吃面条. Commonly associated with lunch: 中午饭 or 午饭 (lunch).

例句

1. 我们中午一起吃饭吧。
2. 中午十二点上课。
3. 他中午不休息。

用法指南

语境: time, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 中午你想吃什么？(What do you want to eat at noon?)
• 我中午十二点半下课。(My class ends at 12:30 at noon.)

错误说法

• 在中午的时候中。(Redundant — say 中午的时候 or just 中午)

起源与历史

Compound of 中 (middle) + 午 (noon, the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches, corresponding to 11am-1pm in the traditional time system).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal