xià

下

down / below

HSK 2.0 · 1 HSK 3.0 · 1
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Meaning, words & where you learn it

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Words with 下

下午 xià wǔ afternoon; p.m. HSK 1
下次 xià cì next time HSK 1
下班 xià bān to finish work; to get off work HSK 1
坐下 zuò xia to sit down HSK 1
楼下 lóu xià downstairs HSK 1
下雨 xià yǔ to rain HSK 1
下车 xià chē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) HSK 1
下课 xià kè to finish class; to get out of class HSK 1
下边 xià bian under; the underside HSK 1
一下儿 yī xià r erhua variant of 一下; one time; once HSK 1
留下 liú xià to leave behind; to stay behind HSK 2
以下 yǐ xià that level or lower; that amount or less HSK 2

Examples from your lessons

  • 现在下午两点。 It is 2 PM now. Lesson 3
  • 下课以后,我回家。 After class, I go home. Lesson 9
  • 我给大家介绍一下,这是我妻子。 Let me introduce to everyone — this is my wife. Lesson 13
  • 我姓张。这是我的家人,我给你介绍一下。 My surname is Zhang. This is my family — let me introduce them. Lesson 13
  • 好的,请等一下。 Okay, one moment please. Lesson 18
  • 天阴了,快下雨了。 It's clouded over; it's about to rain. Lesson 20

Character facts

Radical
一 one; a, an; alone
Parts
一 + 卜
Structure
Top–bottom
Unicode
U+4E0B

Ideographic: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above)