零时 (líng shí) — midnight, 12:00 AM; (military) zero hour, the critical moment
Definition
零时 (língshí) names the moment of midnight (00:00) and, in military contexts, the scheduled start time of an operation. The character 零 (líng) means 'zero', so 零时 literally reads 'zero hour'.
noun
midnight12:00 AM(military) zero hourthe critical moment
Examples
- 零时。Huǒ chē jiāng zài líng shí chū fā.The train will depart at midnight.
- 零时，。Cóng líng shí kāi shǐ, xīn de yì tiān jiù kāi shǐ le.From midnight, a new day begins.
- 零时。Xíng dòng zài líng shí zhǔn shí kāi shǐ.The operation began precisely at zero hour.
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