零时

零時

língshí

noun #35,165

Meanings

1 midnight
2 zero hour
3 00:00

Characters

Examples

新政策将于零时生效。

Xīn zhèngcè jiāng yú língshí shēngxiào.

The new policy will take effect at midnight.

他在零时整准时出发。

Tā zài língshí zhěng zhǔnshí chūfā.

He set off right on the stroke of midnight.

Tips

usage

零时 is the formal/military way to say 'midnight' (00:00 on the 24-hour clock), especially common in news for policy effective dates and timetables. Everyday speech prefers 半夜 for late-night and 十二点 for the clock time. 零点 is a near-synonym.

Stroke Order

零 líng

时 shí