afternoon (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
afternoon (dialectal, esp. northern Chinese)
dialectUsed primarily in northern dialects, especially in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region. Often takes the erhua suffix as 后半晌儿 (hòu bàn shǎngr). Synonymous with 下半晌.
Hòu后
bàn半
shǎng晌
ér儿
wǒ我
cái才
dào到
，
qián前
bàn半
shǎng晌
yǒu有
shì事
dān耽
ge搁
le了
。
I only arrived in the afternoon; I was delayed by something in the morning.
Nǐ你
hòu后
bàn半
shǎng晌
yǒu有
kòng空
ma吗
？
Wǒ我
xiǎng想
gēn跟
nǐ你
liáo聊
liáo聊
。
Are you free this afternoon? I'd like to chat with you.
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Qián前
bàn半
shǎng晌
gàn干
huó活
，
hòu后
bàn半
shǎng晌
xiū休
xi息
，
zhè这
rì日
zi子
duō多
shū舒
tan坦
。
Working in the morning and resting in the afternoon—what a comfortable life.
Hòu后
bàn半
shǎng晌
de的
tài太
yáng阳
shài晒
de得
rén人
nuǎn暖
yáng洋
yáng洋
de的
。
The afternoon sun warms people up nicely.