English–Chinese
“afternoon” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinxià wǔ
Example
下午我们在操场上踢足球。xià wǔ wǒ men zài cāo chǎng shàng tī zú qiú
In the afternoon, we play soccer on the playground.
How to say “afternoon” in Chinese
“Afternoon” in Chinese is 下午 (xià wǔ).
It is the day's time window after noon and before evening, often treated as one block for plans.
Example sentences with 下午
今天下午下雨了。jīn tiān xià wǔ xià yǔ le
It rained this afternoon.
Tips for using 下午
- Chinese can place a time expression before the action, so this word can come at the start of a sentence where English uses "in the afternoon".