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下午
xià wǔ
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- pinyin
- xià wǔ
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- 下午
- traditional
- 下午
1 · noun (time)
afternoon
中午以后到傍晚之前的时间。
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It rained for a long time that afternoon, and we stayed indoors.
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那天下午下了很久的雨，我们一直待在屋里。
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