afternoon; past noon
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
afternoon; time past noon
dialectA dialectal term, not commonly used in standard Mandarin. Equivalent to 下午.
Guò过
shǎng晌
le了
，
gāi该
xiē歇
xie歇
le了
。
It's past noon; time to take a rest.
Děng等
guò过
shǎng晌
r儿
tiān天
liáng凉
kuai快
le了
zài再
chū出
mén门
。
Wait until the afternoon when it's cooler to go out.
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Tā他
guò过
shǎng晌
cái才
lái来
。
He didn't come until the afternoon.