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下午

xià wǔ · xia wu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. afternoon
  2. p.m.
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Today or tomorrow?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)明天(míngtiān)下午(xiàwǔ)有空(yǒukòng)吗(ma)？

    Are you free tomorrow afternoon?

  2. Dengdeng

    下午(xiàwǔ)我(wǒ)要(yào)开会(kāihuì)。

    I have a meeting in the afternoon.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)的(de)是(shì)今天(jīntiān)下午(xiàwǔ)！

    I meant this afternoon!

  4. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)下午(xiàwǔ)？现在(xiànzài)已经(yǐjīng)三点(sāndiǎn)了(le)！

    This afternoon? It is already three now!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)会(huì)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)后(hòu)开始(kāishǐ)吧(ba)？

    Your meeting starts in ten minutes, right?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

明(míng)天(tiān)下(xià)午(wǔ)之(zhī)前(qián)我(wǒ)会(huì)把(bǎ)它(tā)完(wán)成(chéng)。

I will finish it by tomorrow afternoon.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

明(míng)天(tiān)下(xià)午(wǔ)2点(diǎn)以(yǐ)前(qián)，我(wǒ)希(xī)望(wàng)这(zhè)工(gōng)作(zuò)完(wán)成(chéng)了(le)。

I want this work completed by two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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下
xià

down; downwards

午
wǔ

7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

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