下来
xiàlái
Description
“下来”常常用来说从高的地方到低的地方，比如从楼上下来。
"下来" is often used to describe moving from a higher place to a lower place, such as coming down from upstairs.
它也可以放在动词后面，表示动作从过去到现在，或者慢慢完成。
It can also be placed after a verb to indicate an action from the past to the present, or a gradual completion.
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.
下来xiàlái
used after a verb: down, off, or settling into a state
请把名字写下来。
Please write down the name.
下来xiàlái
through a period up to now (after verb)
这几年下来，他学会了很多。
Over these years, he has learned a lot.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
下 (down) + 来 (come toward speaker), a directional complement.
- Nuance
下来 implies motion toward the speaker; 下去 implies motion away.
In videos
“现在这个电梯就会从上面下来下来”
Images