下午
xià wǔ
HSK 1

How to write 下午 (xià wǔ) in Chinese

下午 (pinyin: xià wǔ, written "xia wu" or "xiawu") means afternoon. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 下午.

Meaning

  • afternoon
  • CL:個|个[ge4]
  • p.m.

Stroke order

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Examples

周二下午,我突然意识到这周五的截止日期我赶不上了。
zhōu èr xià wǔ, wǒ tū rán yì shi dào zhè zhōu wǔ de jié zhǐ rì qī wǒ gǎn bú shàng le.
Tuesday afternoon, I suddenly realised I wasn't going to make this Friday's deadline.
我以为泡茶就是把热水倒在茶叶上,直到那天下午,我才知道自己错了。
wǒ yǐ wéi pào chá jiù shì bǎ rè shuǐ dào zài chá yè shang, zhí dào nà tiān xià wǔ, wǒ cái zhī dào zì jǐ cuò le.
I thought making tea was just pouring hot water on tea leaves, until that afternoon when I realised I was wrong.
中午之后,他突然发现一个奇怪的事:时间变长了。一下午做的事比平时一整天都多。
zhōng wǔ zhī hòu, tā tū rán fā xiàn yí ge qí guài de shì: shí jiān biàn cháng le. yí xià wǔ zuò de shì bǐ píng shí yì zhěng tiān dōu duō.
After noon, he suddenly noticed something strange: time had stretched. He'd done more in one afternoon than usually in a full day.
Learn 下午 in Lesson 1: Parts of the day

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