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CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

下

xiàHSK 1

下 (xià) is an HSK 1 Chinese word with 8 definitions and 16 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH4
DEFINITIONS8
EXAMPLES16
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

noun 名

  1. Englishbelow; under

    • EX
      公司楼下有很多饭店。

      There are many restaurants downstairs from the office.

    • EX
      小猫在树下睡觉。

      The kitten is sleeping under the tree.

  2. Englishnext

    • EX
      下星期我不在家。

      I won't be at home next week.

    • EX
      下个月你还在北京吗？

      Are you still in Beijing next month?

2

verb 动

  1. Englishto go down; to get off

    • EX
      他下楼去买水果。

      He went downstairs to buy fruit.

    • EX
      你下飞机了吗？

      Have you gotten off the plane yet?

  2. Englishto rain; to snow

    • EX
      昨天下雪了。

      It snowed yesterday.

    • EX
      外面正在下大雨。

      It's raining heavily outside.

  3. Englishto finish work or class

    • EX
      我五点下班。

      I finish work at five.

    • EX
      我们十二点下课。

      Class finishes at twelve.

3

measure word 量

  1. Englishmeasure word for repetition of an action

    • EX
      小狗叫了几下。

      The dog barked a few times.

    • EX
      她打了我两下。

      She hit me twice.

4

verb 动

  1. Englishcomplement indicating downward movement or a result

    • EX
      请坐下。

      Please sit down.

    • EX
      他躺下了。

      He lay down.

  2. Englishunder; in (used to indicate circumstance, extent, situation, etc.)

    • EX
      在这种情况下，我们只能等。

      Under these circumstances, we can only wait.

    • EX
      他在老师的帮助下进步很快。

      He made rapid progress with the teacher's help.