下午

下午 xiàwǔ

下午 xiàwǔ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 下午 xiàwǔ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiàwǔ | xia4 wu3
English translation
afternoon
CL:
>[gè]
p.m.

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Traditional form

下午 xiàwǔ

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 下午 xiàwǔ

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xià

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a small line or dot below a longer line, indicating "down". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from èr (two).

Positional decomposition

一卜

Number of Strokes

3

Explanation

Pictograph of a pestle used for pounding rice, now written as chǔ . The current meaning "noon" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

丿干

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 下午 xiàwǔ

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qǐng wéi 今天 jīntiān 下午 xiàwǔ de 准备 zhǔnbèi hǎo 机器 jīqì .

Please fit the machine up for this afternoon's class.

为什么 wèishénme zài tiān 下午 xiàwǔ lái 这儿 zhè r 一起 yīqǐ 咖啡 kāfēi ?

Why don't you come by some afternoon and have coffee with me?

yǒu 多少 duōshǎo 下午 xiàwǔ , tóng 安东妮亚 zài 草原 cǎo yuán shǎng 这种 zhè zhǒng 壮丽 zhuànglì de 景色 jǐngsè Zhōng 慢慢 màn màn de zǒu zhāo ā !

How many an afternoon Antinia and I have trailed along the prairie under the magnificence.

今天 jīntiān 下午 xiàwǔ , zài 东古 jiā xié hǎn 起火 qǐ huǒ .

This evening, a fire broke out in a shoe factory in Dobong - gu.

下午 xiàwǔ 天气 tiānqì zhuǎn Lěng le .

It turned chilly in the afternoon.

下午 xiàwǔ Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 下午 xiàwǔ and their own compounds.

下午 xiàwǔ Compounds

See all 28 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 下午 xiàwǔ in their composition.

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    • , xiā , , xx , xx , , , , nòng , , , , , , , ,
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