之下
zhī xià
Pinyin

Definition

之下
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zhī xià
  1. under
  2. beneath
  3. less than

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
下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 p.m.
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
之
zhī
  1. 1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
  2. 2 him
  3. 3 her
  4. 4 it

Idioms (20)

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)
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
  1. 1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
  2. 2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

比如枯叶蝶顾名思义，它的颜色和形状就像一片枯叶一样，所以当它停在树枝上时，乍看之下就跟普通的叶子一样。
bǐrú kūyèdié gùmíngsīyì ，tā de yánsè hé xíngzhuàng jiù xiàng yī piàn kūyè yīyàng ，suǒyǐ dāng tā tíng zài shùzhī shàng shí ，zhàkànzhīxià jiù gēn pǔtōng de yèzi yīyàng 。
For example, the Orange Oakleaf, as evident from its name, has wings that are of the colors of a dead leaf. So when it lands on a branch, it looks exactly like a normal leaf at a glance.
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男人嘛。不过他老婆也够猛的，连这招都用上了，在大庭广众之下让他出丑。我看他以后是抬不起头了。对了，网上的视频都很模糊，听不清他老婆说了什么。你知道吗？
nánrén ma 。bùguò tā lǎopo yě gòu měng de ，lián zhè zhāo dōu yòng shang le ，zài dàtíngguǎngzhòng zhīxià ràng tā chūchǒu 。wǒ kàn tā yǐhòu shì tái bù qǐ tóu le 。duì le ，wǎngshàng de shìpín dōu hěn móhu ，tīng bùqīng tā lǎopo shuō le shénme 。nǐ zhīdào ma ？
Men...But his wife was certainly very fierce. She even used this method, making him look like a fool in front of a huge audience. I think he'll never be able to raise his head again. Oh, right, the online video was very fuzzy. I couldn't clearly hear what his wife was saying. Do you know?
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是啊！当时上海连签证都不要，外国人能自由出入。好多在国外混得平平的人，在上海白手起家，成了大资本家。相比之下，国内来上海讨生活的人就艰苦多了。好多人都是生活在最底层的苦力或是小商贩。
shì a ！dāngshí Shànghǎi lián qiānzhèng dōu bù yào ，wàiguórén néng zìyóu chūrù 。hǎoduō zài guówài hùn de píngpíng de rén ，zài Shànghǎi báishǒuqǐjiā ，chéng le dà zīběnjiā 。xiāngbǐzhīxià ，guónèi lái Shànghǎi tǎo shēnghuó de rén jiù jiānkù duō le 。hǎoduō rén dōu shì shēnghuó zài zuì dīcéng de kǔlì huòshì xiǎo shāngfàn 。
Yeah! At that time, you didn't even need a visa to come to Shanghai. Foreigners could come and go at will. A lot of people who were just muddling along came here from abroad. Starting from scratch, they became big capitalists. In comparison, Chinese who came to Shanghai to make their living had it a lot tougher. A lot of people lived on the lowest level of society, doing hard manual labor or working as small merchants.
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只要在甲方和乙方都同意的情况之下，他们是可以解约的。
zhǐyào zài jiǎfāng hé yǐfāng dōu tóngyì de qíngkuàng zhīxià ，tāmen shì kěyǐ jiěyuē de 。
As long as Party A and Party B both agree, they can terminate the contract.
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11日上午，阿桑奇在众目睽睽之下被英国警方“拖出”位于伦敦市中心的厄瓜多尔大使馆，“塞进”一辆灰色警车。
rì shàngwǔ ， zài zhòngmùkuíkuí zhīxià bèi Yīngguó jǐngfāng “tuō chū ”wèiyú Lúndūn shìzhōngxīn de Èguāduōěr dàshǐguǎn ，“Sāi jìn ”yī liàng huīsè jǐngchē 。
On 11th morning, the crowd watched Assange “dragged out” by the British police from the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, and “pushed into” a gray police car.
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璐璐，难道你不明白吗？我一直放不下你。想当年你父母不同意我们的婚事，我一气之下跑到广州......
Lùlu ，nándào nǐ bù míngbai ma ？wǒ yīzhí fàngbuxià nǐ 。xiǎngdāngnián nǐ fùmǔ bù tóngyì wǒmen de hūnshì ，wǒ yīqìzhīxià pǎo dào Guǎngzhōu ......
Lulu, can you really not understand? I’ve never been able to let go of you. I’m thinking of when your parents didn’t agree to our marriage, and I ran off to Guangzhou in a fit of anger…
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可是只要一天没找到爸爸，我就不死心。哪怕只找到他的尸骨，我想他在九泉之下也可以安息了。
kěshì zhǐyào yī tiān méi zhǎodào bàba ，wǒ jiù bù sǐxīn 。nǎpà zhǐ zhǎodào tāde shīgǔ ，wǒ xiǎng tā zài jiǔquán zhī xià yě kěyǐ ānxī le 。
But I'll never give up until I've found my dad. Even if I just find his remains, I think he'll be able to rest in peace in the underworld.
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那藏传佛教和中原佛教主要的区别是什么呢？我总感觉藏传佛教相比之下非常神秘。
nà zàngchuán fójiào hé zhōngyuán fójiào zhǔyào de qūbié shì shénme ne ？wǒ zǒng gǎnjué zàngchuán fójiào xiāngbǐzhīxià fēicháng shénmì 。
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嗯，不一样的定位，不一样的目标消费群， 氛围也完全不一样。我每次去上岛，都觉得简直像到了饭店，相比之下，星巴克就像快餐店。不过“青菜萝卜，各有所好”，反正两家的生意都很火爆。
ng4 ，bùyīyàng de dìngwèi ，bùyīyàng de mùbiāo xiāofèiqún ， fēnwéi yě wánquán bùyīyàng 。wǒ měicì qù Shàngdǎo ，dōu juéde jiǎnzhí xiàng dào le fàndiàn ，xiāngbǐzhīxià ，Xīngbākè jiùxiàng kuàicāndiàn 。bùguò “qīngcàiluóbo，gèyǒusuǒhào ”，fǎnzhèng liǎng jiā de shēngyi dōu hěn huǒbào 。
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对啊，清代家具相比之下就完全不同了。设计更加复杂，深受宫廷家具的影响。就算一张饭桌的桌脚，都被雕刻得非常细致。
duìā ，Qīngdài jiājù xiāngbǐ zhīxià jiù wánquán bùtóng le 。shèjì gèngjiā fùzá ，shēnshòu gōngtíng jiājù de yǐngxiǎng 。jiùsuàn yī zhāng fànzhuō de zhuōjiǎo ，dōu bèi diāokè de fēicháng xìzhì 。
Yeah, in comparison, Qing dynasty furniture is completely different. The design is more complex, heavily influenced by the furniture of the imperial court. Even a dining room table leg was meticulously carved.
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