上午 (shàng wǔ) — morning
Definition
上午 is 'morning' as a time-of-day noun, roughly before noon — the standard, neutral word. Pairs with 中午 (noon) and 下午 (afternoon); 早上 / 早晨 lean toward early morning.
noun
morning
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 上午。Wǒ shàng wǔ zài jiā kàn shū.I stay at home and read in the morning.
- 上午。shàng wǔ Tā hē shuǐ.He drinks water in the morning.
- 上午。shàng wǔ Wǒ men dōu hěn máng.We are all busy in the morning.
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