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The Chinese word xiawu - 下午 - xiàwǔ
(afternoon in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
xiàwǔ
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English translations
afternoon, p.m.,
P.M., pm
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The traditional Chinese characters of xiàwǔ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese example sentence with 下午 ( xiawu / xiàwǔ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo mingtian xiawu jian ni.
Wǒ míngtiān xiàwǔ jiàn nǐ.
我明天下午见你。
– English translation: I see you tomorrow afternoon.
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below | noon
下午 ( xiawu / xiàwǔ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 362)
下午 ( xiawu / xiàwǔ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 362)
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