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búshūfu， 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.

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