下午
xià wǔ
Pinyin

Definition

下午
 - 
xià wǔ
  1. afternoon
  2. CL:個|个[gè]
  3. p.m.

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
下
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 p.m.
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
一下子
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
上下
shàng xià
  1. 1 up and down
  2. 2 top and bottom
  3. 3 old and new
  4. 4 length
  5. 5 about
上午
shàng wǔ
  1. 1 morning
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
下来
xià lai
  1. 1 to come down
  2. 2 (completed action marker)
  3. 3 (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
  4. 4 (indicates continuation from the past towards us)
  5. 5 to be harvested (of crops)
  6. 6 to be over (of a period of time)
  7. 7 to go among the masses (said of leaders)
下去
xià qù
  1. 1 to go down
  2. 2 to descend
  3. 3 to go on
  4. 4 to continue
  5. 5 (of a servant) to withdraw
下场
xià chǎng
  1. 1 to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
  2. 2 to take part in some activity
  3. 3 to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
下巴
xià ba
  1. 1 chin
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
下厨
xià chú
  1. 1 to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal)
  2. 2 to cook
下手
xià shǒu
  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to put one's hand to
  3. 3 to set about
  4. 4 the seat to the right of the main guest
下班
xià bān
  1. 1 to finish work
  2. 2 to get off work
下课
xià kè
  1. 1 to finish class
  2. 2 to get out of class
下跌
xià diē
  1. 1 to fall
  2. 2 to tumble
下车
xià chē
  1. 1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
下辈子
xià bèi zi
  1. 1 the next life
下酒
xià jiǔ
  1. 1 to be appropriate to have with alcohol
  2. 2 to down one's drink

Idioms (20)

三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
不愧下学
bù kuì xià xué
  1. 1 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
  1. 1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
  1. 1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
唯恐天下不乱
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn
  1. 1 to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles

Sample Sentences

下午
xiàwǔ
afternoon
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下午好。
xiàwǔ hǎo 。
Good afternoon.
Go to Lesson 
下午，Joe要去学校。
xiàwǔ ， yào qù xuéxiào 。
Joe is going to school in the afternoon.
Go to Lesson 
下午要开会。
xiàwǔ yào kāihuì 。
I have a meeting in the afternoon.
Go to Lesson 
4月25日下午，“世界的香格里拉”全国抖音挑战赛在云南省迪庆州正式启动。
yuè rì xiàwǔ ，“shìjiè de Xiānggélǐlā ”quánguó dǒuyīn tiǎozhàn sài zài YúnnánShěng díqìng zhōu zhèngshì qǐdòng 。
On the afternoon of April 25th, the "World's Shangri-La" National Tik Tok Challenge was officially launched in Diqing Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
Go to Lesson 
唉，下午要跟所有的主管开会。
ài ，xiàwǔ yào gēn suǒyǒu de zhǔguǎn kāihuì 。
(Sigh) I have a meeting with all the supervisors this afternoon.
Go to Lesson 
的确，我也是早上搭高铁，下午来开会。
díquè ，wǒ yě shì zǎoshang dā gāotiě ，xiàwǔ lái kāihuì 。
Indeed, I also took the high-speed rail in the morning and came to the meeting in the afternoon.
Go to Lesson 
两个，你要吃吗？我下午刚买的。
liǎng gè ，nǐ yào chī ma ？wǒ xiàwǔ gāng mǎi de 。
Two. Do you want to eat one? I just bought them this afternoon.
Go to Lesson 
你昨天下午之所以不能跟我去看电影，是因为你得陪你妈去花市，对吧？
nǐ zuótiān xiàwǔ zhī suǒyǐ bùnéng gēn wǒ qù kàn diànyǐng ，shì yīnwèi nǐ děi péi nǐ mā qù huā shì ，duìba ？
So the reason you couldn't go to see a film with me yesterday afternoon was because you had to accompany your mother to the flower market, is that correct?
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欸，我问你，你昨天下午是真的跟你妈去花市吧？
èi ，wǒ wèn nǐ ，nǐ zuótiān xiàwǔ shì zhēnde gēn nǐ mā qù huā shì ba ？
Ah, let me ask you, did you really go with your mother to the flower market yesterday afternoon?
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