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Information of 下

Pinyin xià
Radical
Strokes
3 strokes
Usage
★★★★★
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.
chéng shàng qǐ xià
a connecting link between the preceding and the following
wú jiāng shàng xià ér qiú suǒ
I will search up and down
yàn xià
to swallow / to suppress
xià yàn
laryngopharynx / hypopharynx / laryngeal pharynx
shí bù xià yàn
Can't swallow
tái xià
off the stage / in the audience
xià bàn yè
Lower leaf
xiàng xià
down / downward
xià chú
to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal) / to cook
xià chún
lower lip
jiē xià qiú
prisoner / captive
sì xià
everywhere
xià zhuì
tenesmus / straining (at stool)
xià pō
downhill
xià chuí
to droop / to sag / to hang down / sagging / drooping / prolapse (medicine)
xià diàn miàn
underlying surface
西 xī yáng xī xià
the sun sets in the west (idiom)
xià gōng fu
see 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]
duó xià
Seize
xià jià
(of a woman) to marry a man of lower social status / to marry down
bēi xià
base / low
xiè xià
to unload
xià bàn nián
second half of the year
xià bàn chǎng
second half (of a game)
dì xià shì
basement / cellar
jì rén lí xià
to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity
xià céng
underlayer / lower class / lower strata / substrate
xià shǔ
subordinate / underling
shǔ xià
subordinate / affiliated to / subsidiary
fàng xià tú dāo
drop the butcher's knife -- to reform an evildoer into a good person
Input Method for 下
Pinyin xia4
Wubi
ghi
Cangjie
my
Zhengma
aid
Four Corner
10230
Unicode
U+4e0b