- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoonthe period from noon to evening; p.m.
- 上午 shàngwǔ morning
- 中午 zhōngwǔ noonthe middle of the day; midday
- 午餐 wǔcān luncha meal eaten in the middle of the day
- 午饭 wǔfàn lunch
- 午夜 wǔyè midnight
- 午后 wǔhòu afternoon
- 下午茶 xiàwǔchá afternoon teaafternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)
- 午睡 wǔshuì siestato take a nap in the afternoon
- 午觉 wǔjiào napsiesta; afternoon nap
- 午休 wǔxiū lunch breaka period of rest from work or school during the middle of the day
- 端午节 Duānwǔjié Dragon Boat FestivalDragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
- 正午 zhèngwǔ noonthe middle of the day; twelve o'clock in the daytime
- 午间 wǔjiān noon timethe period around noon, usually the time during lunch hours.
- 午餐会 wǔcānhuì luncheona formal lunch, often held in connection with a meeting or convention
- 端午 Duānwǔ Dragon Boat FestivalThe Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar.
- 午宴 wǔyàn luncheonlunch banquet
- 甲午 jiǎwǔ 31st yearthe 31st year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle (e.g., 1894, 1954, 2014)
- 午时 wǔshí midday11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 甲午战争 Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng First Sino-Japanese WarFirst Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
- 子午线 zǐwǔxiàn meridian
- 壬午 rénwǔ Renwu yearnineteenth year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
- 晌午 shǎngwu noon
- 丙午 bǐngwǔ forty-third yearforty-third year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026
- 庚午 gēngwǔ Gengwu yearseventh year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050
- 午前 wǔqián morningthe period of time before noon; a.m.
- 戊午 wùwǔ Wu-Wu yearfifty-fifth year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle (e.g. 1978 or 2038)
- 傍午 bàngwǔ near noontowards noon; just before midday
- 亭午 tíngwǔ noon(literary) noon
- 早午餐 zǎowǔcān brunch
- 早午饭 zǎowǔfàn brunch
- 午餐肉 wǔcānròu luncheon meatcanned processed meat typically made from minced pork and starch, such as Spam
- 本初子午线 běnchūzǐwǔxiàn prime meridianthe meridian of zero degrees longitude, used as the origin for measuring longitude and as the basis of standard time
- 格林尼治本初子午线 Gélínnízhìběnchūzǐwǔxiàn Greenwich meridianthe Greenwich meridian
- 午安 wǔ'ān good afternoona polite greeting used during the afternoon or midday hours
- 睡午觉 shuìwǔjiào napto have a nap
- 午门 Wǔmén Meridian Gatethe main southern gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, traditionally used for state ceremonies and capital punishment.
- 下午好 xiàwǔhǎo good afternoon
- 大中午 dàzhōngwǔ broad middaythe peak or middle of the day; right in the middle of noon
- 重午 chóngwǔ Dragon Boat FestivalThe Dragon Boat Festival, occurring on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.
- 头午 tóuwǔ morning(dialect) morning
- 午马 wǔmǎ horseYear of the Horse (the 7th year of the 12-year cycle)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH