Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
Chinese to English Dictionary

xià

Description

「下」是一个很常用的字,可以表示位置在低的地方,也可以表示时间在后面,比如「下面」和「下星期」。

"下" is a very common character that can indicate a low position or a later time, such as in "下面" and "下星期".

它也可以做动词,意思是从高的地方到低的地方,比如「下山」「下车」。

It can also be a verb meaning to go from a high place to a low place, like "下山" and "下车".

Meanings

xià

below; under; lower part

书在桌子下面。

The book is under the table.

xià

next (in time or order)

下星期我们去旅行。

We're going on a trip next week.

xià

to go down; to get off; to fall

到站了,我要下车。

We've arrived; I need to get off the bus.

Related words

Notes

  • Nuance

    as a verb 下 covers many actions—下雨 (rain falls), 下车 (get off), 下棋 (play chess).

  • Etymology

    pictograph showing something below a line, the opposite of 上 (above).

In videos

Images