afternoon (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
afternoon (dialect, chiefly Northern and Northwestern Chinese)
dialectUsed in dialects of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and adjacent regions to refer to the afternoon hours.
hòu后
shǎng晌
wǒ我
men们
qù去
dì地
lǐ里
gàn干
huó活
。
We'll go work in the fields in the afternoon.
hòu后
shǎng晌
tiān天
r儿
hái还
tǐng挺
rè热
，
nǐ你
bié别
chū出
mén门
le了
。
It's still quite hot in the afternoon; don't go out.
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qián前
shǎng晌
wǒ我
kāi开
huì会
，
hòu后
shǎng晌
cái才
yǒu有
kòng空
。
I had a meeting in the morning, so I'm only free in the afternoon.