子时

子時

zǐshí

noun

Meanings

HSK 3

子时一到，新的一天就开始了。

Zǐshí yí dào, xīn de yì tiān jiù kāishǐ le.

As soon as the hour of zi arrives, a new day begins.

HSK 5

中医认为，子时以前入睡对身体最好。

Zhōngyī rènwéi, zǐshí yǐqián rùshuì duì shēntǐ zuì hǎo.

Chinese medicine holds that falling asleep before the hour of zi is best for your health.

culture

子 is the first of the twelve earthly branches (地支), so 子时 began the old day, at 11 pm rather than at midnight. 子夜 is a literary word for midnight.

子 zǐ

时 shí