中午
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中午 (zhōngwǔ) · noon
中午 (zhōngwǔ) means “noon”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 午 (noon). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 中午 is built
The characters
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
午 wǔ · noon
What 午 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
中午我们在学校吃饭。Zhōngwǔ wǒmen zài xuéxiào chīfàn.At noon we eat at school.
你中午回家吗？Nǐ zhōngwǔ huí jiā ma?Do you go home at noon?
Questions about 中午
What does 中午 mean?
中午 (zhōngwǔ) means “noon”.
How do you pronounce 中午?
中午 is pronounced zhōngwǔ.
Which HSK level is 中午?
中午 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 中学zhōngxuésecondary school
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngsecondary school student
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 其中qízhōngamong them
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
- 中级zhōngjíintermediate
Learn 中午 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.