Chinese word dictionary

下午

xiàwǔ · afternoon; CL:個|个[ge4]; p.m.

Practice word

Word information

Simplified下午

Traditional下午

Pinyinxiàwǔ

Part of speech名

HSK 3.01

HSK 2.01

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

下xià

below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

午wǔ

noon; 7th terrestrial branch

How to learn 下午

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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上午shàngwǔ

morning; CL:個|个[ge4]

午饭wǔfàn

lunch; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]

下xià

down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action

下雨xiàyǔ

to rain

下班xiàbān

to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)

下课xiàkè

to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired