afternoon; latter half of the day
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
afternoon; the latter half of the day (from noon to evening)
Often used with the erhua suffix as 后半天儿 (hòu bàn tiān r). Synonymous with 下半天.
Wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
hòu后
bàn半
tiān天
dōu都
zài在
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
xué学
xí习
。
I study in the library every afternoon.
Hòu后
bàn半
tiān天
r儿
bǐ比
shàng上
wǔ午
liáng凉
kuai快
duō多
le了
。
The afternoon is much cooler than the morning.
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Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
bǎ把
duàn锻
liàn炼
ān安
pái排
zài在
yī一
tiān天
de的
hòu后
bàn半
tiān天
。
He likes to schedule his exercise for the latter half of the day.
Hòu后
bàn半
tiān天
yào要
xià下
yǔ雨
，
jì记
de得
dài带
sǎn伞
。
It's going to rain in the afternoon, so remember to bring an umbrella.