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下午
HSK 3.0 · Level 1HSK 2.0 · Level 1

下午 (xiàwǔ) · afternoon

下午 (xiàwǔ) means “afternoon”. It is written with 2 characters: 下 (down) + 午 (noon). It is an HSK 1 word.

How 下午 is built

The characters

Example sentences

我下午去图书馆。Wǒ xiàwǔ qù túshūguǎn.I'm going to the library this afternoon.
你明天下午有时间吗?Nǐ míngtiān xiàwǔ yǒu shíjiān ma?Are you free tomorrow afternoon?

Questions about 下午

What does 下午 mean?

下午 (xiàwǔ) means “afternoon”.

How do you pronounce 下午?

下午 is pronounced xiàwǔ.

Which HSK level is 下午?

下午 is in HSK 3.0 · Level 1 and HSK 2.0 · Level 1.

Learn 下午 with its group

It is part of HSK 1 · Group 49: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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