shí chen
time
one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day
chén
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon
ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
Běi chén qū
Beichen suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
shēng chén bā zì
one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
wù chén
fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048
shòu chén
birthday (of an old person)
liáng chén měi jǐng
fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely
rén chén
twenty ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072
gēng chén
seventeenth year G5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2000 or 2060
jiǎ chén
41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024
bǐng chén
fifty-third year C5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036
chén lóng
Year 5, year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000)
chén shí
7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
Chén xī
Chenxi county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan
Chén xīng
Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy
see also 水星[shui3 xing1]
liáng chén jí rì
fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity
shí èr shí chen
twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian time-keeping and astronomy
Chén xī xiàn
Chenxi county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan
shí chen wèi dào
the time has not yet come
rén chén wō luàn
Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598
Liáng Chén yú
Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school
zhòng xīng gǒng chén
lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[Bei3 chen2] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
to group around a revered leader
chén guāng
sunlight
(Wu dialect) time of the day
moment
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