下午 (xià wǔ) — afternoon
Definition
Means the afternoon, roughly from after 中午 (noon) until evening. Pair it with 上午 to say 'morning' and 'afternoon'.
noun
afternoon
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 下午。Wǒ xià wǔ kàn shū.I read in the afternoon.
- 下午？Nǐ xià wǔ lái wǒ jiā ma?Are you coming to my home in the afternoon?
- 下午。xià wǔ Sān diǎn wǒ zài xué xiào.I am at school at 3 p.m.
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