morning; before noon
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
morning; before noon
dialectA dialectal term, common in Northern Chinese dialects such as Jin (Shanxi) and some Northeastern dialects. Equivalent to the standard Mandarin '上午' (shàngwǔ).
Qián前
shǎnɡ晌
tiān天
qì气
tǐnɡ挺
hǎo好
de的
，
hòu后
shǎnɡ晌
jiù就
yīn阴
le了
。
The weather was fine in the morning, but it turned cloudy in the afternoon.
Wǒ我
qián前
shǎnɡ晌
qù去
le了
yī一
tànɡ趟
chénɡ城
lǐ里
。
I went to town in the morning.
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Qián前
shǎnɡ晌
shǎnɡ晌
，
dì地
lǐ里
méi没
shá啥
rén人
。
There weren't many people in the fields this morning.
Huór活
qián儿
shǎnɡ前
jiù晌
ɡàn就
wán干
le完
了
。
The work was finished by noon.