下
xià
Pinyin
Definition
下
-
- down
- downwards
- below
- lower
- later
- next (week etc)
- second (of two parts)
- to decline
- to go down
- to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- measure word to show the frequency of an action
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 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 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 land under heaven
- 2 the whole world
- 3 the whole of China
- 4 realm
- 5 rule
Idioms (20)
三下两下
- 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
- 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
- 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂,下有苏杭
- 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
- 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策,下有对策
- 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
- 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
- 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
- 3 sandwich generation
Sample Sentences
你这人真干脆如果这次货卖得好,下次给你个大订单!
You are really straightforward! If the product sells well, let’s make a bigger deal next time.
是吗?我看一下。
Really? Let me see.
宁做蚂蚁腿,不学麻雀嘴。你早点做完,就可以早点下班。赶快认真做事吧!
Do more and talk less. If you can finish the work earlier, you can go home earlier. Hurry up and work hard!
老板,这个计划太赶了,我们也许没办法在下个月前组好一个团队。
Boss, the deadline for this project is too tight. I'm afraid that we might not be able to build a team by next month.
你最近太贪玩儿了,成绩下滑了不少,差不多该收收心了。
You have been too playful lately and your grades have dropped a lot. It's almost time to get back to study mode.
给我们展示一下
Please give us a performance!
也许大家需要好好休息一下。
Maybe everyone should have a rest.
接下来呢?
What happen next?
现在下班了,请你明天再来吧。
It’s after office hours now, please come back again tomorrow.
下午
afternoon