下
午

Afternoon in Chinese: 下午 (xià wǔ)

xià wǔ

afternoon

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1afternoon
  2. 2p.m.

Stroke order

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下
午

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨˇ

wǔ

ㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 下午 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 下午四点。

    xià wǔ sì diǎn。

    At four o'clock in the afternoon.

  • 下午我不在家。

    xià wǔ wǒ bú zài jiā。

    I'll be absent from home in the afternoon.

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Related words

下

xià

down

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

中午

zhōng wǔ

noon

下载

xià zǎi

to download

楼下

lóu xià

downstairs

午饭

wǔ fàn

lunch

下班

xià bān

to finish work

下边

xià bian

under

下车

xià chē

to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)

下次

xià cì

next time

下课

xià kè

to finish class

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