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黃金時間

简黄金时间 · 繁黃金時間

Mandarin · pinyin huáng jīn shí jiān

the optimal or critical time for sth
prime time (radio or TV)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
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黄: huáng · yellow; surname
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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2–1–2–1 · huang2 jin1 shi2 jian1

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noun

(television, radio) prime time

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