daytime, the period from sunrise to sunset
Animated Stroke Order 昼
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HSK Vocabulary: 昼
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 昼 is used in context
1
tā他
zhòu昼
yè夜
bù不
tíng停
dì地
gōng工
zuò作
。
He works day and night without stopping.
2
zhòu昼
jiān间
de的
wēn温
dù度
bǐ比
yè夜
wǎn晚
gāo高
。
The temperature during the day is higher than at night.
3
bái白
zhòu昼
de的
yáng阳
guāng光
hěn很
wēn温
nuǎn暖
。
The daytime sunshine is very warm.
4
tài太
yáng阳
shēng升
qǐ起
shì是
bái白
tiān天
，
tài太
yáng阳
là落
xià下
shì是
hēi黑
yè夜
，
zhè这
jiù就
shì是
zhòu昼
yè夜
。
The sun rising is daytime, and the sun setting is nighttime—this is day and night.
5
zhè这
ge个
gōng工
chǎng厂
zhòu昼
yè夜
bù不
tíng停
dì地
shēng生
chǎn产
，
yǐ以
mǎn满
zú足
shì市
chǎng场
xū需
qiú求
。
This factory operates day and night to meet market demand.
6
zài在
jí极
dì地
dì地
qū区
，
xià夏
jì季
yǒu有
jí极
zhòu昼
，
dōng冬
jì季
yǒu有
jí极
yè夜
，
zhòu昼
yè夜
biàn变
huà化
fēi非
cháng常
tè特
shū殊
。
In polar regions, there is polar day in summer and polar night in winter, making the day-night cycle very unique.
Information
Traditional晝
Radical日
Strokes9
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2384
Zhuyinㄓㄡˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+663C
CangjieLAG
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Cultural note
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