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昼
zhòu
daytime, daylight
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When the sun is a foot 尺 above the horizon 旦
Words Using 昼 (14)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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昼夜
zhòuyè
day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop
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昼夜
zhòuyè
day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop
昼
zhòu
daytime
昼
zhòu
daytime
俾昼作夜
bǐzhòuzuòyè
to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
俾昼作夜
bǐzhòuzuòyè
to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
俨如白昼
yǎnrúbáizhòu
as bright as daylight (idiom)
俨如白昼
yǎnrúbáizhòu
as bright as daylight (idiom)
卜昼卜夜
bǔzhòubǔyè
day and night (to toil, to abandon oneself to pleasure etc)
卜昼卜夜
bǔzhòubǔyè
day and night (to toil, to abandon oneself to pleasure etc)
夜行昼伏
yèxíngzhòufú
to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
夜行昼伏
yèxíngzhòufú
to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
宰予昼寝
ZǎiYǔzhòuqǐn
Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures
宰予昼寝
ZǎiYǔzhòuqǐn
Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures
昼伏夜出
zhòufúyèchū
nocturnal / to hide by day and come out at night
昼伏夜出
zhòufúyèchū
nocturnal / to hide by day and come out at night
昼夜平分点
zhòuyèpíngfēndiǎn
the equinox
昼夜平分点
zhòuyèpíngfēndiǎn
the equinox
昼夜节律
zhòuyèjiélǚ
circadian rhythm
昼夜节律
zhòuyèjiélǚ
circadian rhythm
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⿵尺旦
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Component Tree i
chǐ
尺
ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
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Picture of a man measuring by pacing
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