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zhōngwǔ

中午zhōngwǔzhōngwǔ
noon
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Usages of zhōngwǔ

中午zhōngwǔ　他tā　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。zhōngwǔ tā zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
At noon he works at the company.
今天jīntiān　中午zhōngwǔ　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　才cái　有yǒu　时间shíjiān。jīntiān zhōngwǔ yǐhòu wǒ cái yǒu shíjiān.
I only have time after noon today.
我wǒ　早上zǎoshang　很hěn　早zǎo　起床qǐchuáng，　中午zhōngwǔ　以后yǐhòu　才cái　喝hē　茶chá。wǒ zǎoshang hěn zǎo qǐchuáng, zhōngwǔ yǐhòu cái hē chá.
I get up very early in the morning; I only drink tea after noon.
中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　有yǒu　事情shìqíng，　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　再zài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　你nǐ。zhōngwǔ wǒ yǒu shìqíng, yǐhòu wǒ zài dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ.
I have things to do at noon; I’ll call you again later.
中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　一般yìbān　在zài　公司gōngsī　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。zhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài gōngsī chī wǔfàn.
At noon I usually eat lunch at the company.
中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　一般yìbān　在zài　学校xuéxiào　食堂shítáng　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。zhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài xuéxiào shítáng chī wǔfàn.
At noon I usually eat lunch in the school cafeteria.

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