good afternoon in Chinese
xià wǔ hǎo ·good afternoon (greeting) ·13 strokes
good afternoon in Chinese is 下午好, pronounced xià wǔ hǎo.
How to write 下午好
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Stroke order of 下
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Stroke order of 午
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Stroke order of 好
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下午好 in a sentence
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大 家 下 午 好 。Good afternoon, everyone.
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下 午 好 ，老 师 。Good afternoon, teacher.
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下 午 好 ，欢 迎 光 临 。Good afternoon, welcome.
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下 午 好 ，请 坐 。Good afternoon, please sit.
下午好 vs 晚上好 vs 中午好
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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Same pattern, later slot — 下午 is roughly noon to 6pm, 晚上 starts after dark.
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中午好 zhōng wǔ hǎo good day (midday)
The less common midday greeting — 中午 is the noon slot before 下午 begins.