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下午 (xiàwǔ) English Meaning
- afternoon
- p.m.
Traditional Characters: 下午
Corresponding Classifiers|Measure Words:
- 個|个 (gè)
Sample Sentences
- 你下午有空吗？
Nǐ xiàwǔ yǒu kòng ma?
Are you free in the afternoon? - 我下午去卖车。
Wǒ xiàwǔ qù mài chē.
I’m going to go sell my car this afternoon. - 您下午做啥呢？
Nín xiàwǔ zuò shà ne?
So what will you do in the afternoon? - 也许下午会下雨。
Yěxǔ xiàwǔ huì xià yǔ.
Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon. - 明天下午你忙吗？
Míngtiān xiàwǔ nǐ máng ma?
Are you busy tomorrow afternoon? - 我明天下午休假。
Wǒ míngtiān xiàwǔ xiūjià.
I’m taking tomorrow afternoon off.
Stroke Order & Character Components
下 (xià): below; down; downwards; lower; later; next (week, etc.); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion, etc.); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 一 (yī): one
- 丨 (gǔn): line
- 丶 (zhǔ): stroke
午 (wǔ): noon; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 7th earthly branch; 5th solar month (6th June-6th July); year of the Horse
- : unidentified strokes
- 十 (shí): ten
