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下午

xiàwǔ

afternoon

afternoon
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Characters in this word

下 xià

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
一 one 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 下午我去商店。 Xiàwǔ wǒ qù shāngdiàn. I'm going to the shop this afternoon.
  • 下午我有课。 Xiàwǔ wǒ yǒu kè. I have classes in the afternoon.
  • 下午我去上班。 Xiàwǔ wǒ qù shàngbān. I go to work in the afternoon.
  • 下午我们去看电影。 Xiàwǔ wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng. We're going to see a movie this afternoon.
  • 你下午有时间吗? Nǐ xiàwǔ yǒu shíjiān ma? Do you have time this afternoon?
  • 老师下午不在学校。 Lǎoshī xiàwǔ bú zài xuéxiào. The teacher won't be at school this afternoon.
  • 下午请来我家。 Xiàwǔ qǐng lái wǒ jiā. Please come to my place this afternoon.
  • 她下午想喝茶。 Tā xiàwǔ xiǎng hē chá. She wants to drink tea this afternoon.
  • 下午你在哪儿吃饭? Xiàwǔ nǐ zài nǎr chīfàn? Where are you having lunch this afternoon?
  • 王明下午要上课。 Wáng Míng xiàwǔ yào shàngkè. Wang Ming has class this afternoon.

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