零点 (líng diǎn) — midnight, 12:00 AM; zero point (on a scale, e.g., temperature, coordinates)
Definition
Literally 'zero point': used as the precise term for midnight (00:00) and for the zero mark on a scale (temperature, coordinates).
noun
midnight12:00 AMzero point (on a scale, e.g., temperature, coordinates)
Examples
- 零点。Wǒ měi tiān líng diǎn cái shuì jiào.I go to bed only at midnight every day.
- 零点。Jīn tiān de qì wēn jiàng dào le líng diǎn yǐ xià.Today's temperature dropped below zero.
- 零点，。Xīn nián de líng diǎn, zhōng shēng qiāo xiǎng le.At midnight on New Year's Day, the bells rang.
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