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日中为市 — “To form a market at noon”

日中为市 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to form a market at noon”. Originally, referring to ancient bartering at midday; later, describing commercial activities in remote or sparsely populated areas. Literally, “Form a market at noon”.

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日中为市 Pronunciation and Pinyin

日中为市 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
中
zhōng4middle, in, China, hit, win
为
wéi4to be or to do
市
shì5market city

Example Sentence with 日中为市

在那个偏远的山村,人们仍然过着日中为市的简单生活,交易着自家的农产品。
In that remote mountain village, people still live a simple life of conducting business at midday, trading their own farm produce.

Idioms Related to 日中为市

More idioms starting with 日

  • rì日shàng上sān三gān竿It's late morning, time to get up
  • rì日xià下wú无shuāng双Unparalleled in the capital
  • rì日bù不wǒ我yǔ与Time waits for no one
  • rì日bù不xiá暇jǐ给too busy to spare time
  • rì日bù不yí移yǐng影in an instant
  • rì日bù不yí移guǐ晷in an instant
  • rì日dōng东yuè月xī西separated by a great distance
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月yíng盈zé则shí食Things decline after reaching their peak
  • rì日zhōng中zé则yí移at peak, things decline
  • rì日zhōng中zé则yí移,,yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏Things at their peak decline

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What does 日中为市 mean?

日中为市 (rì zhōng wéi shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to form a market at noon”.

How do you pronounce 日中为市?

日中为市 is pronounced rì zhōng wéi shì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 日中为市 literally mean?

Literally, 日中为市 means “Form a market at noon”. It is used to mean “to form a market at noon”.

What is the Chinese definition of 日中为市?

日中:太阳当头,指正午;市:做买卖。中午进行交易做生意。原指古代物物交换的集市方式。后也形容偏僻地区的商业活动情形。

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