下星期
xià xīng qī
Pinyin

Definition

下星期
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xià xīng qī
  1. next week

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
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
下来
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)
下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 p.m.
下去
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
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
星座
xīng zuò
  1. 1 constellation
  2. 2 astrological sign
  3. 3 CL:張|张[zhāng]
期待
qī dài
  1. 1 to look forward to
  2. 2 to await
  3. 3 expectation
一下子
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
三星
Sān xīng
  1. 1 Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
  2. 2 Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
上下
shàng xià
  1. 1 up and down
  2. 2 top and bottom
  3. 3 old and new
  4. 4 length
  5. 5 about
下场
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)
下属
xià shǔ
  1. 1 subordinate
  2. 2 underling
下巴
xià ba
  1. 1 chin
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
下厨
xià chú
  1. 1 to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal)
  2. 2 to cook
下手
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
下班
xià bān
  1. 1 to finish work
  2. 2 to get off work
下课
xià kè
  1. 1 to finish class
  2. 2 to get out of class

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)
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
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)
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)
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles

Sample Sentences

你真的是太聪明了，我怎么完全没想到。我今天晚上回去好好查资料，下星期来讨论！
nǐ zhēn de shì tài cōngming le ，wǒ zěnme wánquán méixiǎngdào 。wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang huíqu hǎohāo chá zīliào ，xiàxīngqī lái tǎolùn ！
You're so clever. How didn't I think of it at all. I'll look up information on it properly when I get home tonight. Let's talk about it next week!
Go to Lesson 
下星期，Joe要去爬山。
xiàxīngqī ， yào qù páshān 。
Joe is going hiking next week.
Go to Lesson 
天音告诉我，你下星期就要去英国念书了，你出发的那天我不能去机场送你，所以我写这张卡片给你。
tiānyīn gàosu wǒ ，nǐ xiàxīngqī jiùyào qù Yīngguó niànshū le ，nǐ chūfā de nà tiān wǒ bù néng qù jīchǎng sòng nǐ ，suǒyǐ wǒ xiě zhè zhāng kǎpiàn gěi nǐ 。
Tianyin told me you're going to the UK next week to study. I won't be able to go to the airport to see you off that day, so I've written this card for you.
Go to Lesson 
我下星期去夏威夷。
wǒ xiàxīngqī qù Xiàwēiyí 。
I'm going to Hawaii next week.
Go to Lesson 
你确定吗？下星期，我们有一个很重要的会议。你要准备很多资料。这个星期五能按时完成吗？
nǐ quèdìng ma ？xià xīngqī ，wǒmen yǒu yī ge hěn zhòngyào de huìyì 。nǐ yào zhǔnbèi hěn duō zīliào 。zhège xīngqīwǔ néng ànshí wánchéng ma ？
Are you sure? We have a very important meeting next week. You need to prepare a lot of documents for it. Can you finish all of them by this Friday?
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下星期就发。
xiàxīngqī jiù fā 。
We'll ship next week.
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我下星期不来。
wǒ xiàxīngqī bù lái 。
I won’t come next week.
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我下星期要去中国。中国的酒店贵吗？
wǒ xiàxīngqī yào qù Zhōngguó 。Zhōngguó de jiǔdiàn guì ma ？
I am going to China next week. Are the hotels there expensive?
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