Chinese Word: 昼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

昼 (Trad.: 晝)HSK 6

Pinyin: zhòu

English Definition: daytime

Chinese Definition:
①白天：昼夜。白昼(白天)。

Antonyms: 夜

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 一

Ideographic:When the sun is a foot 尺 above the horizon 旦

Character Formation:

⿵ Surround from above
- 尺 [ chǐ ] ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
- 旦 [ dàn ] dawn; morning; day

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昼夜HSK 6	zhòu yè	day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop
白昼	bái zhòu	daytime
昼伏夜出	zhòu fú yè chū	nocturnal; to hide by day and come out at night
昼夜不息	zhòu yè bù xī	day and night without rest (idiom)
昼长夜短	zhòu cháng yè duǎn	(In summer) the days are long and the nights short. (idiom)

1		dà tīng 大厅 lǐ 里 liàng 亮 dé 得 rú tóng 如同 bái zhòu 白昼。 It is as bright as daylight in the great hall.
2		bái zhòu 白昼 yǔ 与 hēi yè 黑夜 shì 是 dì qiú 地球 zì zhuàn 自转 zào chéng 造成 de 的 xiàn xiàng 现象。 Day and night are caused by the rotation of the earth.

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