Chinese phrase
午休中 wǔ xiū zhōng
Meaning
on a lunch break
When to use it
Describes a person as taking a midday break. It is a neutral status update, often used at work to explain that someone is temporarily unavailable.
Example dialogue
张经理在吗？我们可以现在开会吗？ zhāng jīng lǐ zài ma wǒ men ké yǐ xiàn zài kāi huì ma
Is Manager Zhang there? Can we start the meeting now?
他午休中，我可以帮您把会议改到三点。 tā wǔ xiū zhōng wǒ ké yǐ bāng nín bǎ huì yì gǎi dào sān diǎn
He's on a lunch break, so I can help move the meeting to 3:00.