下 (xià) - down & below

下Tone 4

xià ｜ 3 strokes ｜ radical: 一

万响

下 · xià

down;

below;

under;

lower;

inferior;

to descend;

to go down;

next (in sequence);

to fall;

to issue;

to submit

downbelowunder

Usage highlights

BelowDownstairsNext timeAfternoonUndergroundSubmit

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The book is on the table (书在桌子上).
  • Please sit down (请坐下).
  • It's raining (下雨了).
  • Next week(下周)
  • The lower part(下部)

Collocations

  • Below(下面)
  • Downstairs(楼下)
  • Next time(下次)
  • Afternoon(下午)
  • Underground(地下)
  • Submit(提交)

Idioms

  • To go up and down(上下其手)
  • High and low(上下高低)
  • To have no way out(走投无路)
  • To lower one's status(放下身段)
  • To rain cats and dogs(倾盆大雨)
  • To submit to authority(俯首称臣)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • One of the most fundamental spatial concepts in Chinese, representing the downward direction.
  • Used in hierarchical contexts to denote lower status or position.
  • Appears in many compound words related to sequence, position, and movement.

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