下来
xiàlái
Description
"下来"的意思是从高的地方到低的地方，比如从楼上到楼下。
"下来" means to go from a higher place to a lower place, such as from upstairs to downstairs.
它也常常放在动词后面，表示动作从过去到现在，或者一个东西离开了原来的地方。
It is also often placed after a verb to indicate an action from the past to the present, or that something has left its original place.
Meanings
下来xiàlái
to come down (toward the speaker)
你快下来，我们要走了。
Come down quickly, we're leaving.
记下来jì xiàlái
verb complement: down, fixed in place
请把老师的话记下来。
Please write down the teacher's words.
停下来tíng xiàlái
verb complement showing an action stops or settles
车慢慢停下来了。
The car slowly stopped.
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Notes
- Etymology
下 (down) + 来 (come toward speaker), showing movement in the speaker's direction.
- Nuance
as a complement, 下来 often marks completion, fixing, or a gradual halt.
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