长安十二时辰

長安十二時辰
Cháng'ān shí'èr shíchen
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 The Longest Day in Chang'an, Ma Boyong's 2017 novel and its 2019 TV drama, set over a single day in the Tang capital

Examples

HSK 4
《 Cháng'ān shí'èr shíchen 》 shì Mǎ Bóyōng xiě de xiǎoshuō.
The Longest Day in Chang'an is a novel by Ma Boyong.
HSK 5
Kàn le diànshìjù 《 Cháng'ān shí'èr shíchen 》, hěnduō rén zhuānmén qù Xī'ān lǚyóu.
After watching the TV drama The Longest Day in Chang'an, many people made a special trip to Xi'an.

Tips

culture
On the Lantern Festival of 744, the condemned former soldier 张小敬 is given twelve 时辰, one day, to stop an attack on Chang'an, working with the young official 李必. In the 2019 drama they were played by 雷佳音 and 易烊千玺.
history
A 时辰 is one of the twelve two-hour periods of the old Chinese day, each named after an earthly branch, so twelve of them make a full day and night.

Stroke Order

长 cháng
安 ān
十 shí
二 èr
时 shí
辰 chén