How to Say ‘Wednesday afternoon’ in Simplified Chinese
星期三下午
xīng qī sān xià wǔ
[xīngqīsān xiàwǔ]
💬 Usage Tip: Days of the week are just 星期 plus a number: 星期一 for Monday through 星期六 for Saturday. Sunday is the exception, 星期天 (xīngqītiān). Put the bigger unit first: day, then part of day, then hour.
Phrase Breakdown
星期三
xīng qī sān
[xīngqīsān]
Wednesday
The third day of the week; literally 'week three'.
今天是星期三。
Today is Wednesday.
下午
xià wǔ
[xiàwǔ]
afternoon
The part of the day between noon and evening.
下午的会议时间合适吗？
Is the afternoon meeting time suitable?
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