下午

xià wǔ

HSK level: HSK 1

Meaning

afternoon; p.m.

Measure word: 个

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Characters

下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next一卜午wǔnoon; 7th terrestrial branch丿干

Examples

下午我不在家。

xià wǔ wǒ bù zài jiā。

I won't be home this afternoon.

您下午做啥呢？

nín xià wǔ zuò shá ne？

So what will you do in the afternoon?

我明天下午有空。

wǒ míng tiān xià wǔ yǒu kòng。

I will be free tomorrow afternoon.