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下 xià — under, below, beneath

xià (fourth tone, falling)xia4

under, below, beneath

HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 1· Three-band, nine-level standardnounverb
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Meanings

  1. under, below, beneath

    The counterpart of 上, and like it, placed after the noun: 桌子下 "under the table".

    noun

  2. next, coming (of a time period)

    noun

    下个月 is next month, 下个星期 next week — the mirror of 上个月 and 上个星期.

  3. to go down; to fall (of rain or snow)

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 下
    xià (fourth tone, falling)

    below, under, lower; to go down, to get off; to fall (of rain or snow); next (下个月)

    3 strokesRadical 一

Example sentences

  • 猫在桌子下。貓在桌子下。Māo (first tone, high and level) zài (fourth tone, falling) zhuōzi (first tone, high and level) xià. (fourth tone, falling)···

    The cat is under the table.

  • 我下个月去中国。我下個月去中國。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) xià (fourth tone, falling) ge (neutral tone) yuè (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling) Zhōngguó. (first tone, high and level)···

    I’m going to China next month.

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