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Information of 下

Pinyinxià

Radical

一

Strokes

3 strokes

Usage

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Definition

under / second (of two parts) / next (week, etc.) / lower / below / underneath / down(wards) / to decline / to go down / latter

下 [xià]1. Position in a low place, opposed to "上" (shàng) [En. below; under; underneath]. 位置在低处的，与“上”相对。[En. Position in a low place, opposed to "上" (shàng)] 2. Low rank [En. lower]. 等级低的。[En. Low rank]3. Aspect, direction [En. side]. 方面，方位。[En. Aspect, direction]4. Order or time that comes after [En. latter; next]. 次序或时间在后的。[En. Order or time that comes after]5. Descend from a high place [En. descend]. 由高处往低处，降落。[En. Descend from a high place]6. To make something descend [En. make fall]. 使降落。[En. To make something descend]7. To enter [En. enter]. 进入。[En. To enter]8. To send or deliver [En. send; deliver]. 投送。[En. To send or deliver]9. To finish daily work or study at a specified time [En. finish]. 到规定时间结束日常工作或学习。[En. To finish daily work or study at a specified time]10. Humble expression [En. humble term]. 谦辞。[En. Humble expression]11. To issue [En. issue]. 颁布。[En. To issue]12. To capture [En. capture]. 攻克。[En. To capture]13. To take off [En. take off]. 卸掉。[En. To take off]14. To use, invest effort [En. invest]. 用，投入精力。[En. To use, invest effort]15. To yield [En. yield]. 退让。[En. To yield]16. To make a judgment [En. judge]. 做出判断。[En. To make a judgment]17. A measure word indicating times of action [En. measure word]. 量词，指动作次数。[En. A measure word indicating times of action]18. Used after nouns, indicating being inside or during a certain season [En. indicating]. 用在名词后边（❶表示在里面，如“心～”、“言～”；❷表示当某个时节，如“节～”、“年～”）。[En. Used after nouns, indicating being inside or during a certain season]19. Used after verbs, indicating relationship or completion [En. indicating]. 用在动词后边（❶表示关系，如“教导～”、“培养～”；❷表示完成或结果，如“打～基础”；❸与“来”、“去”连用表示趋向或继续，如“走～去”、“停～来”）。[En. Used after verbs, indicating relationship or completion]20. Less than [En. less than]. 少于。[En. Less than]21. Animal reproduction [En. reproduction]. 动物生产。[En. Animal production]下 [xià] (noun)- Basic meaning: below, position in lower [En. below].下 [xià] (verb)1. Descend [En. descend].2. Fall [En. fall].3. Leave [En. get out].4. Bow [En. bow].5. Take off [En. take off].6. Put in [En. put in].7. Apply; use [En. apply].8. Finish; end [En. finish].9. Deliver [En. deliver].10. Issue; declare [En. issue].11. Go to [En. go to].12. Indicates movement from north to south, upstream to downstream, city to countryside, or upper tier to lower tier [En. movement].13. Cook [En. cook].14. Certain animals produce [En. produce].15. In games like chess, to lift a piece [En. play].16. Capture or occupy [En. capture].17. Stay or lodge [En. stay].18. Go with, accompany in meals [En. go with].19. Surrender [En. surrender].20. To yield or defer [En. yield].21. To camp [En. camp].22. To beat or clap [En. beat; clap].下 [xià] (adjective)1. Low status or position [En. lower].2. Young [En. young].3. Order or time that comes after [En. latter; next].4. Other expressions of order or time [En. expressions].5. Inferior, less than [En. inferior].下 [xià] (measure word)1. Indicates the number of actions [En. actions count].2. Time unit, similar to "o'clock" [En. time unit].下 [xià] (u) [En. usage]- Used in various contexts to indicate position, rank, direction, order, time, action frequency, etc.

承上启下 chéng shàng qǐ xià

a connecting link between the preceding and the following

吾将上下而求索 wú jiāng shàng xià ér qiú suǒ

I will search up and down

咽下 yàn xià

to swallow / to suppress

下咽 xià yàn

laryngopharynx / hypopharynx / laryngeal pharynx

食不下咽 shí bù xià yàn

Can't swallow

台下 tái xià

off the stage / in the audience

下半叶 xià bàn yè

Lower leaf

向下 xiàng xià

down / downward

下厨 xià chú

to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal) / to cook

下唇 xià chún

lower lip

阶下囚 jiē xià qiú

prisoner / captive

四下 sì xià

everywhere

下坠 xià zhuì

tenesmus / straining (at stool)

下坡 xià pō

downhill

下垂 xià chuí

to droop / to sag / to hang down / sagging / drooping / prolapse (medicine)

下垫面 xià diàn miàn

underlying surface

夕阳西下 xī yáng xī xià

the sun sets in the west (idiom)

下功夫 xià gōng fu

see 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]

夺下 duó xià

Seize

下嫁 xià jià

(of a woman) to marry a man of lower social status / to marry down

卑下 bēi xià

base / low

卸下 xiè xià

to unload

下半年 xià bàn nián

second half of the year

下半场 xià bàn chǎng

second half (of a game)

地下室 dì xià shì

basement / cellar

寄人篱下 jì rén lí xià

to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity

下层 xià céng

underlayer / lower class / lower strata / substrate

下属 xià shǔ

subordinate / underling

属下 shǔ xià

subordinate / affiliated to / subsidiary

放下屠刀 fàng xià tú dāo

drop the butcher's knife -- to reform an evildoer into a good person

Input Method for 下

Pinyinxia4

Wubi

ghi

Cangjie

my

Zhengma

aid

Four Corner

10230

Unicode

U+4e0b

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