午 (wǔ) — noon; midday; the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches, used in traditional timekeeping, astrology, and calendar systems
Definition
午 (wǔ) means 'noon' in everyday use (as in 中午 'midday'). It is also the name of the 7th Earthly Branch (地支), traditionally covering the 11 AM–1 PM period and corresponding to the Horse (马) in the zodiac.
noun
noonmiddaythe seventh of the twelve Earthly Branchesused in traditional timekeepingastrologyand calendar systems
Beispiele
- ，。Xiàn zài shì zhèng wǔ, wǒ men gāi chī fàn le.It's exactly noon, we should eat now.
- 午，。wǔ Shì dì qī gè dì zhī, duì yìng de shēng xiào shì mǎ.Wu is the seventh earthly branch, and its corresponding zodiac animal is the horse.
- 。Zǐ wǔ xiàn shì dì lǐ xué de zhòng yào gài niàn.The meridian is an important concept in geography.
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