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