下午

xià wǔ

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. afternoon
2. p.m.

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 上午 shàng wǔ 上午 shàng wǔ morning 表示时间段的相对位置，上午是早上到中午，下午是中午到傍晚。: morning

Related words

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• 中午 zhōng wǔ 中午 zhōng wǔ noon 中午是上午和下午的分界点，指正午十二点前后。: noon
• 傍晚 bàng wǎn 傍晚 bàng wǎn in the evening 下午结束后进入傍晚，指日落前后。: in the evening

Synonyms

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• 午后 wǔ hòu 午后 wǔ hòu afternoon 午后也指下午，但更侧重中午过后不久，略带书面语色彩。: afternoon

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocations: 下午好 (good afternoon), 下午茶 (afternoon tea), 今天下午 (this afternoon).

Formality

下午 is neutral in formality and used in both spoken and written contexts; 午后 is more literary.

Example Sentences

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我们 下午 一起聊天。

We chat together in the afternoon.

我们 下午 一起去打乒乓球吧。

Let's go play table tennis together this afternoon.

我 下午 回家。

I'll go home in the afternoon.

我们 下午 三点举行会议。

We will hold the meeting at three o'clock in the afternoon.

我们 下午 抵达北京。

We arrive in Beijing in the afternoon.

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Words Containing 下午

• 下午茶 下午茶 xià wǔ chá: afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)

Child Words of 下午

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