零时

零時

língshí

noun #35,165

Meanings

1 midnight
2 zero hour
3 00:00

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他在零时整准时出发。

Tā zài língshí zhěng zhǔnshí chūfā.

He set off right on the stroke of midnight.

HSK 7-9

新政策将于零时生效。

Xīn zhèngcè jiāng yú língshí shēngxiào.

The new policy will take effect at 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