下 xià down

故部件结构

下 = 一 one + 卜 fortune teller

• 一 one
• 卜 fortune teller

源How it came to be

A long stroke with a shorter mark under it. Neither stroke draws a thing: the mark says here, below this line, and above is the same pair the other way up.

用用法

• 'Under / down', and 'get off / finish' - 树下 (shù xià) under the tree, 下课 (xiàkè) class ends, 下车 (xià chē) get off. On a verb: 坐下 (zuòxià) sit down.
• For dates/sequence it means 'next': 下午 (xiàwǔ) afternoon, 下个月 (xià ge yuè) next month.
• As a verb complement 一下 (yíxià) softens an action to 'a bit / briefly': 看一下 (kàn yíxià) take a quick look.

字含“下”的汉字

• 吓 to scare
• 虾 shrimp

词含“下”的词语

• 一下yīxiàa little bit/whileHSK 1
• 下午xiàwǔafternoonHSK 1
• 下雨xiàyǔrainingHSK 1
• 下班xiàbānto finish workHSK 1
• 下课xiàkèto finish classHSK 1
• 下去xiàqùto go downHSK 2
• 下来xiàláito come downHSK 2
• 下面xiàmiànbelowHSK 2
• 以下yǐxiàthat level or lowerHSK 3
• 下降xiàjiàngto declineHSK 4
• 底下dǐxiathe location below somethingHSK 4
• 留下liúxiato leave behindHSK 4
• 线下xiànxiàofflineHSK 4
• 零下língxiàbelow zero (especially temperature)HSK 4
• 上下shàngxiàthe top and bottom of somethingHSK 5
• 下载xiàzàito downloadHSK 5
• 地下dìxiàundergroundHSK 5
• 如下rúxiàas followsHSK 5
• 下功夫xiàgōngfuto put in effort; to work hard atHSK 6
• 下单xiàdānto place an orderHSK 6
• 下旬xiàxúnlast third of the monthHSK 6
• 下线xiàxiànto go offlineHSK 6
• 天下tiānxiàland under heavenHSK 6
• 当下dāngxiàimmediatelyHSK 6
• 下半场xiàbànchǎngsecond half of a game or contestHSK 7
• 下台xiàtáito go off the stageHSK 7
• 下场xiàchǎngto leaveHSK 7
• 下意识xiàyìshísubconscious mindHSK 7
• 下手xiàshǒuto startHSK 7
• 下游xiàyóulower reaches (of a river)HSK 7
• 下级xiàjílow rankingHSK 7
• 下落xiàluòwhereaboutsHSK 7
• 下行xiàxíngdown (i.e. away from the capital)HSK 7
• 下调xiàtiáoto adjust downwardsHSK 7
• 不下búxiàto be not less thanHSK 7
• 不相上下bùxiāng-shàngxiàequally matchedHSK 7
• 两下子liǎngxiàzia couple of timesHSK 7
• 低下dīxiàlow statusHSK 7
• 地下水dìxiàshuǐgroundwaterHSK 7
• 居高不下jūgāobúxiàto remain highHSK 7

句例句

• 下个月是二月。 Xià gè yuè shì èryuè.Next month is February.
• 她下个月生孩子。 Tā xià gè yuè shēng háizi.Her baby is due next month.
• 屋外下着雪。 Wūwài xiàzhe xuě.It's snowing outside.
• 北方在下雪。 Běifāng zài xiàxuě.It's snowing in the north.