下游
xià yóu
Pinyin

Definition

下游
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xià yóu
  1. lower reaches (of a river)
  2. lower level
  3. lower echelon
  4. downstream

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 p.m.
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
yóu xì
  1. 1 game
  2. 2 CL:場|场[chǎng]
  3. 3 to play
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
shàng xià
  1. 1 up and down
  2. 2 top and bottom
  3. 3 old and new
  4. 4 length
  5. 5 about
xià lai
  1. 1 to come down
  2. 2 (completed action marker)
  3. 3 (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
  4. 4 (indicates continuation from the past towards us)
  5. 5 to be harvested (of crops)
  6. 6 to be over (of a period of time)
  7. 7 to go among the masses (said of leaders)
xià qù
  1. 1 to go down
  2. 2 to descend
  3. 3 to go on
  4. 4 to continue
  5. 5 (of a servant) to withdraw
xià chǎng
  1. 1 to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
  2. 2 to take part in some activity
  3. 3 to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
xià shǔ
  1. 1 subordinate
  2. 2 underling
xià ba
  1. 1 chin
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
xià chú
  1. 1 to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal)
  2. 2 to cook
xià shǒu
  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to put one's hand to
  3. 3 to set about
  4. 4 the seat to the right of the main guest
xià bān
  1. 1 to finish work
  2. 2 to get off work
xià kè
  1. 1 to finish class
  2. 2 to get out of class
xià diē
  1. 1 to fall
  2. 2 to tumble
xià chē
  1. 1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
xià bèi zi
  1. 1 the next life

Idioms (20)

三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策,下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
不愧下学
bù kuì xià xué
  1. 1 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
  1. 1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
  1. 1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
  1. 1 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
  2. 2 to have high ambitions
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
  1. 1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
周游列国
zhōu yóu liè guó
  1. 1 to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
  2. 2 refers to the travels of Confucius
唯恐天下不乱
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn
  1. 1 to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)

Sample Sentences

琅玡是地名,中国曾有两个地方设为琅玡郡,影片的历史背景为梁国,加上皇室都姓萧,可以推断该剧的时代为南北朝时期的萧梁时代,又加上主角来自江左,也就是现在长江下游,安徽南部、江苏、上海这些地方,所以应该指的是安徽省滁州市的琅玡山一带。
lángyá shì dìmíng ,Zhōngguó céng yǒu liǎng gè dìfang shè wèi lángyájùn ,yǐngpiàn de lìshǐ bèijǐng wèi Liáng ,jiāshàng huángshì dōu xìng Xiāo ,kěyǐ tuīduàn gāi jù de shídài wèi nánběicháo shíqī de Xiāo Liáng shídài ,yòu jiāshàng zhǔjué láizì jiāngzuǒ ,yějiùshì xiànzài Chángjiāng xiàyóu ,ānhuī nánbù 、Jiāngsū 、Shànghǎi zhèxiē dìfang ,suǒyǐ yīnggāi zhǐ de shì ānhuī shěng Chúzhōu shì de lángyáshān yīdài 。
"Langya" is a place name. There are two places in China with the name Langya county, and the series is set in the state of Liang and all the imperial family is surnamed Xiao, so you can infer that the series is set against the Southern Liang dynasty period during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period. As well as this the protagonist comes from Jiangzuo, which is now the lower reaches of the Yangtze, around the south of Anhui, Jiangsu and Shanghai, so it likely refers to the area around Langya mountain in the city of Chuzhou in Anhui province.
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我已经安排好了,下午我们去实地考察。到时候我会介绍一些供应商和下游企业给你。
wǒ yǐjīng ānpái hǎo le ,xiàwǔ wǒmen qù shídì kǎochá 。dàoshíhou wǒ huì jièshào yīxiē gōngyìngshāng hé xiàyóu qǐyè gěi nǐ 。
I have already arranged it and this afternoon we will go to the site and make an examination. At that time, we will introduce some suppliers and some downstream companies.
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