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How to Say ‘Next Friday morning or afternoon?’ in Simplified Chinese

下周五上午还是下午？

xià zhōu wǔ shàng wǔ hái shì xià wǔ

[xià zhōu wǔ shàngwǔ háishi xiàwǔ]

💬 Usage Tip: 还是 (hái shi) "or" is used in questions offering a choice, and needs no 吗. Swap in: 茶还是咖啡？ "tea or coffee?".

Phrase Breakdown

下周五上午

xià zhōu wǔ shàng wǔ

next Friday morning

上午 (shàngwǔ) means 'morning', meaning before noon.

Example

下周五上午我有课。

I have class next Friday morning.

Words in this phrase

下

xià

[xià]

Used before time words to mean the following one.

Example

下个星期见。

See you next week.

周五

zhōu wǔ

[zhōu wǔ]

Friday

The fifth day of the week.

Example

周五我有空。

I'm free on Friday.

上午

shàng wǔ

[shàngwǔ]

morning (before noon)

The time from morning until noon.

Example

我上午有空。

I'm free in the morning.

还是下午？

hái shì xià wǔ

or afternoon?

还是 (háishi) means 'or', and you use it in questions that offer a choice. 下午 is xiàwǔ.

Example

你喝茶还是咖啡？

Do you drink tea or coffee?

Words in this phrase

还是

hái shì

[háishi]

Used in questions to offer a choice between options.

Example

你喝茶还是咖啡？

Do you want tea or coffee?

下午

xià wǔ

[xiàwǔ]

afternoon

The time of day between noon and evening.

Example

我们下午见。

See you in the afternoon.

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