零下 língxià below zero (especially temperature)
How to remember 零下: 零 zero + 下 down = below zero (especially temperature).
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How it is used
- A fixed pattern meaning 'below zero,' always placed right before a number plus 度: 零下十度 (língxià shí dù) - minus 10 degrees.
- Used exclusively for temperature, especially weather reports.
- Structure is rigid: 零下 + number + 度, no variation needed.
- Common, everyday vocabulary for winter weather talk.