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Dr Amore
Date : 2010-05-24 / 11:19PM
Wan Shang Hao Benny!
Just wondering is there a difference between ‘zao shang’ and ‘shang wu’? Both mean morning – is one before the other? and what about ‘zao chen’? I was initially taught ‘zao chen hao’ to mean good morning, but I have never ever heard this (I live in China)
Also, I know there is shang wu, xia wu, and wan shang – is there such a thing as wan xia?
A lot of questions, I know. Thanks for the help.
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| | Benny the Mandarin Teacher askbenny.net
2010-05-27 / 11:09PM | | Hi Dr,
In fact, “Shang wu” means “late morning”. between 10-12
And zao shang means “early morning” between 6-10
Benny
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| | Roland Parijs yahoo.com
2010-05-30 / 02:45PM | | Hello Dr Amore,
That is a very good question!
To my knowledge there is no xiawan or shangwan, meaning “evening”.
You have shàng wǔ 上午 and shàng wǔ 上午 which litetery means below or before midday forenoon and above or after midday = afternoon.
However wǎn shàng 晚上 with shang (above) after the noun evening, I think, is the same structure as bào zhǐ shàng 报纸上 which means in or on the evening.
This is what I think, hope it will help you in your stydies.
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