sān gēng third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1]

sān gēng bàn yè in the depth of the night; very late at night

bàn yè midnight; in the middle of the night

de of

dí exact

dì target

lái lì history; antecedents; origin

gǔ shí antiquity

gǔ shí hou in ancient times; in olden days

shí hou time; length of time; moment; period

méi yǒu haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be

zhōng biǎo clock

bái tiān daytime; during the day; day

rén men people

kào lean against

tài yang sun; abbr. for 太阳穴

wèi zhi position; place; seat

què dìng definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box)

shí jiān time; period

wǎn shang evening; night; in the evening

dǎ gēng to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)

qiāo luó to beat a gong

fēn wéi to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide

wǔ gēng fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)

měi every

dà yuē approximately; about

liǎng gè two

xiǎo shí hour

zhǐ finger

shì be

shí yī eleven; 11

yī diǎn a bit; a little; one dot; one point

zhè duàn this portion; this paragraph; this period

èr gēng second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)

sì gēng fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)

wǒ I, me

dù zi belly; abdomen; stomach

dù zi è hungry in stomach

qǐ lai to stand up; to get up; beginning; upward; bring together; preliminary judgement

zhǎo find

dōng xī east and west

dōng xi thing; stuff; person

chī eat

gē ge older brother

zuó tiān yesterday

yóu xì game; to play

yī zhí straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of ... up to ...; all along

bàn yè sān gēng in the depth of night; late at night

zhī dào to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1 dao5]

yě also

kě yǐ can; may; possible; able to

kě yǐ shuō it can be said