下
Ancient forms
4 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
xià xia4
- down
- downwards
- below
- lower
- later
- next (week etc)
- second (of two parts)
- to decline
- to go down
- to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- measure word to show the frequency of an action
Example sentences
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- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 下车 xiàchē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下边 xiàbian under
- 一下儿 yīxiàr erhua variant of 一下
- 留下 liúxià to leave behind
- 以下 yǐxià that level or lower
- 放下 fàngxià to lay down
- 接下来 jiēxiàlái to accept
- 下雪 xiàxuě to snow
- 零下 língxià below zero
- 下周 xiàzhōu next week
- 下来 xiàlai to come down
- 下去 xiàqù to go down
- 下面 xiàmiàn below
- 底下 dǐxia the location below sth
- 停下 tíngxià to stop
- 下降 xiàjiàng to decline
- 地下 dìxià underground