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

1 see also: 上声 shǎng shēng

1 down

2 downwards

3 below

4 lower

5 later

6 next (week etc)

7 second (of two parts)

8 to decline

9 to go down

10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

11 measure word to show the frequency of an action

1 to download

2 also pr. [xià zài]

1 today

2 at the present

3 now

1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end

2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.

3 in for a penny, in for a pound

1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

2 fig. to ride on sb else's success

3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too

4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)

2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)

1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)