下午xià wǔafternoon

1. 1.

   afternoonnoun

2. 2.

   p.m.noun

• 下later
• 午7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse

下午 can come before a clock time, as in 下午三点, and time words like this often go before the verb.

1. HSK 1

   我下午三点去医院。

   Wǒ xiàwǔ sān diǎn qù yīyuàn.

   I'm going to the hospital at 3 p.m.

2. HSK 1

   今天下午你在家吗？

   Jīntiān xiàwǔ nǐ zài jiā ma?

   Are you at home this afternoon?

3. HSK 2

   他们每天下午喝茶。

   Tāmen měi tiān xiàwǔ hē chá.

   They drink tea every afternoon.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   明天下午你有时间吗？

   Míngtiān xiàwǔ nǐ yǒu shíjiān ma?

   Do you have time tomorrow afternoon?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   有，我上午上课，下午没事。

   Yǒu, wǒ shàngwǔ shàngkè, xiàwǔ méi shì.

   Yes. I have class in the morning, but I'm free in the afternoon.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我们一起去看电影吧，电影下午两点开始。

   Wǒmen yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ba, diànyǐng xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn kāishǐ.

   Let's go see a movie together. It starts at 2 p.m.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，我一点半在电影院门口等你。

   Hǎo, wǒ yì diǎn bàn zài diànyǐngyuàn ménkǒu děng nǐ.

   OK, I'll wait for you at the cinema entrance at one thirty.

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Related words

• 下xiàdown; downwards; below; underHSK 1
• 一下yí xià(after a verb) a bit; a littleHSK 1
• 下面xià miànbelowHSK 2
• 下去xià qùto go downHSK 2
• 下来xià láito come downHSK 2
• 留下liú xiato leave behindHSK 4

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