昼 | zhòu | daytime | ||
Results beginning with 昼 | ||||
昼夜 | zhòu yè | day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop | ||
昼伏夜出 | zhòu fú yè chū | nocturnal / to hide by day and come out at night | ||
昼短夜长 | zhòu duǎn yè cháng | the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom) | ||
昼夜节律 | zhòu yè jié lu:4 | circadian rhythm | ||
昼夜平分点 | zhòu yè píng fēn diǎn | the equinox | ||
昼夜温度幅度 | zhòu yè wēn duó fú duó | diurnal temperature range | ||
Approximate Results for 昼 | ||||
白昼 | bái zhòu | daytime | ||
俾夜作昼 | bǐ yè zuò zhòu | lit. to make night as day (idiom) / fig. to burn the midnight oil / work especially hard | ||
俾昼作夜 | bǐ zhòu zuò yè | to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs) / fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour | ||
卜昼卜夜 | bǔ zhòu bǔ yè | day and night (to toil, to abandon oneself to pleasure etc) | ||
不分昼夜 | bù fēn zhòu yè | day and night / round-the-clock | ||
俨如白昼 | yǎn rú bái zhòu | as bright as daylight (idiom) | ||
夜行昼伏 | yè xíng zhòu fú | to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom) | ||
宰予昼寝 | Zǎi Yǔ zhòu qǐn | Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom) / refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures |