afternoon (dialect)
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afternoon (dialectal)
dialectUsed chiefly in northern Chinese dialects to refer to the afternoon hours, roughly from noon to evening.
Tā他
xià下
bàn半
shǎng晌
cái才
huí回
lái来
。
He didn't come back until the afternoon.
Xià下
bàn半
shǎng晌
de的
shí时
hòu候
，
tiān天
tū突
rán然
biàn变
le了
。
The weather suddenly changed in the afternoon.
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Wǒ我
men们
xià下
bàn半
shǎng晌
zài再
qù去
ba吧
。
Let's go in the afternoon.