xiàwǔ

afternoon

Usages of xiàwǔ

• 她tā 下午xiàwǔ 才cái 下班xiàbān。: She doesn’t get off work until the afternoon.
• 我wǒ 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 走zǒu， 你nǐ 下午xiàwǔ 再zài 打dǎ 电话diànhuà。: I’ll leave after work; call again in the afternoon.
• 我wǒ 现在xiànzài 要yào 上班shàngbān 了le， 你nǐ 下午xiàwǔ 再zài 来lái。: I need to go to work now; come again in the afternoon.
• 他tā 很hěn 认真rènzhēn 地de 学习xuéxí， 下午xiàwǔ 才cái 喝hē 茶chá。: He studies very seriously; he only drinks tea in the afternoon.
• 我们wǒmen 一直yìzhí 在zài 学习xuéxí， 下午xiàwǔ 才cái 吃chī 午饭wǔfàn。: We were studying the whole time and only ate lunch in the afternoon.
• 今天jīntiān 上午shàngwǔ 我wǒ 在zài 公司gōngsī 开会kāihuì， 下午xiàwǔ 才cái 有空yǒukòng。: This morning I had a meeting at the company; I only have free time in the afternoon.
• 昨天zuótiān 下 午xiàwǔ 校长xiàozhǎng 在zài 教学楼jiàoxuélóu 门口ménkǒu 跟gēn 家长jiāzhǎng 们men 聊天liáotiān。: Yesterday afternoon the principal chatted with the parents at the entrance of the classroom building.
• 因为yīnwèi 一直yìzhí 咳嗽késou， 她tā 下午xiàwǔ 只好zhǐhǎo 请假qǐngjià 回家huíjiā 休息xiūxi。: Because she kept coughing, she had no choice but to ask for leave and go home to rest in the afternoon.
• 她tā 本来běnlái 想xiǎng 参加cānjiā 下午xiàwǔ 的de 会议huìyì， 可是kěshì 身体shēntǐ 不舒服bùshūfu， 只好zhǐhǎo 回huí 宿舍sùshè 睡觉shuìjiào。: She had originally wanted to attend the afternoon meeting, but she felt unwell, so she had no choice but to go back to the dorm to sleep.
• 她Tā 下午xiàwǔ 要yào 去qù 邮局yóujú 寄jì 东西dōngxi， 也yě 顺便shùnbiàn 帮bāng 我wǒ 签收qiānshōu 那个nàge 快递kuàidì。: She is going to the post office this afternoon to mail something, and she’ll also sign for that delivery for me on the way.
• 明天míngtiān 下午xiàwǔ 见面jiànmiàn 没问题méiwèntí。: Meeting tomorrow afternoon is fine.
• 我wǒ 今天jīntiān 下午xiàwǔ 要yào 上shàng 课kè， 所以suǒyǐ 不bù 能néng 去qù 公园gōngyuán。: I have class this afternoon, so I can’t go to the park.
• 今天jīntiān 下午xiàwǔ 的de 网课wǎngkè 很hěn 有意思yǒuyìsi。: This afternoon’s online class is very interesting.
• 请qǐng 你nǐ 把bǎ 这些zhèxiē 资料zīliào 打印出来dǎyìnchūlái， 下午xiàwǔ 上课shàngkè 的de 时候shíhou 要yào 用yòng。: Please print out these materials; we’ll need them in class this afternoon.
• 中午zhōngwǔ 要是yàoshi 有空yǒukòng， 我wǒ 喜欢xǐhuan 午睡wǔshuì 一会儿yíhuìr， 下午xiàwǔ 上课shàngkè 更gèng 轻松qīngsōng。: If I have time at noon, I like to take a nap for a while, and class in the afternoon feels easier.
• 我wǒ 把bǎ 资料zīliào 放fàng 在zài 宿舍sùshè 了le， 下午xiàwǔ 上课shàngkè 的de 时候shíhou 要yào 用yòng。: I left the materials in the dorm, and I need them for class this afternoon.
• 停水tíngshuǐ 直到zhídào 下午xiàwǔ 才cái 结束jiéshù。: The water outage will not end until the afternoon.
• 我wǒ 等děng 了le 整个zhěnggè 下午xiàwǔ。: I waited the whole afternoon.

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