一下
yī xià
Pinyin

Definition

一下
 - 
yī xià
  1. (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. one time
  4. once
  5. in a while
  6. all of a sudden
  7. all at once

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
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
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
下
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
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

是吗？我看一下。
shìma ？wǒ kàn yīxià 。
Really? Let me see.
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给我们展示一下
gěi wǒmen zhǎnshì yīxià
Please give us a performance!
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也许大家需要好好休息一下。
yěxǔ dàjiā xūyào hǎohǎo xiūxi yīxià 。
Maybe everyone should have a rest.
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加了，你看一下。
jiā le ，nǐ kàn yīxià 。
It's added. Take a look.
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这张单子给你，写一下收件人跟寄件人的联络资讯。
zhè zhāng dānzi gěi nǐ ，xiě yīxià shōujiànrén gēn jìjiànrén de liánluò zīxùn 。
Here is a form. Please fill out the contact information of the receiver and the sender.
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好，我称一下重量。
hǎo ，wǒ chēng yīxià zhòngliàng 。
Okay, let me measure the weight.
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那我们要开始做B超了，麻烦妈妈帮我拉一下衣服。
nà wǒmen yào kāishǐ zuòBchāo le ，máfan māma bāng wǒ lā yīxià yīfu 。
We are going to look at the ultrasound scan. Mom, please help pull up my clothes.
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这点我们会注意一下。这阵子有想吐的感觉吗？
zhè diǎn wǒmen huì zhùyì yīxià 。zhèzhènzi yǒu xiǎng tǔ de gǎnjué ma ？
We will keep track of that. Do you feel nauseous recently?
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我出去一下，马上回来。
wǒ chūqù yīxià ，mǎshàng huílai 。
I am leaving for a while. I’ll be right back.
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对不起，我打岔一下，现在已经是午餐时间了，我们要不要休息一下再继续？
duìbuqǐ ，wǒ dǎchà yīxià ，xiànzài yǐjīng shì wǔcān shíjiān le ，wǒmen yào bù yào xiūxi yīxià zài jìxù ？
Sorry to interrupt. It is already lunchtime. Shall we continue after a break?
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