Usages of shàngwǔ
她 经常 上午 去 图书馆 读 文章。tā jīngcháng shàngwǔ qù túshūguǎn dú wénzhāng.
She often goes to the library in the morning to read articles.
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.
我 本来 想 陪 她 去 医院， 可是 上午 有 课， 只好 中午 再 去 看 她。wǒ běnlái xiǎng péi tā qù yīyuàn, kěshì shàngwǔ yǒu kè, zhǐhǎo zhōngwǔ zài qù kàn tā.
I originally wanted to go to the hospital with her, but I had class in the morning, so I could only go see her again at noon.
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