# 下午 (xiàwǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 下午 (xiàwǔ) means “afternoon”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: afternoon
- Pinyin: xiàwǔ (xia4 wu3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 1
- HSK 2.0 · Level 1
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 今天下午我没有课。
  Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ méiyǒu kè.
  I don't have class this afternoon.

## Characters

- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below
- 午 (wǔ): ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

https://hanziro.com/word/xia-wu-afternoon/

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