下
xiaxià HSK1

under

下 xia frequency
[downward/result] particle
used after a verb to indicate downward movement, the completion of an action, or the fixing of a state

我们必须找一个安全的地方住下。

wǒ​men bì​xū zhǎo yī​ge ān​quán de dì​fang zhù xia.

We must find a safe place to stay.

把你学到的东西写下来。

bǎ nǐ xué dào de dōng​xi xiě xia lái.

Write down what you have learnt.

[capacity] particle
used after a verb with 得 de or 不 bù to indicate having or lacking the capacity to contain something

有很多东西我吃不下。

yǒu hěn​duō dōng​xi wǒ chī bu xia.

There are many things I can’t eat.

下 xià
next determiner
next in order; latter; second of two parts

你也可以说「下一首歌曲」或「上一首歌曲」。

nǐ yě kě​yǐ shuō" xià yī shǒu gē​qǔ" huò" shàng yī shǒu gē​qǔ".

You can also say “next song” or “previous song.”

times measure wordparticle
measure word for the frequency of an action or a brief stroke of effort

我还看到他的嘴唇动了几下。

wǒ hái kàn dào tā de zuǐ​chún dòng le jǐ xià.

I also saw his lips move a few times.

below locative
low place; bottom; underneath; (bound form) used after a noun to indicate a scope, condition, or time

你的东西在我床下。

nǐ de dōng​xi zài wǒ chuáng xià.

Your things are under my bed.

不要把车停在树下。

bù​yào bǎ chē tíng zài shù xià.

Do not park your car under a tree.

to descend verb
to go down; to get off or out of a vehicle; to leave a stage or field; to go towards a place (often southwards or towards the grassroots)

从我身上下去！

cóng wǒ shēn​shang xià qù!

Get off of me!

to fall verb
to rain, snow, or drop from the sky; to alight

看着要下雨了。

kàn zhe yào xià yǔ le.

Looks like it's going to rain.

她不喜欢下雪。

tā bù xǐ​huan xià xuě.

She doesn’t like snow.

to finish verbnoun
to leave or finish work or school
to give verb
to form or state an opinion, decision, or definition

是时候下决定了。

shì shí​hou xià jué​dìng le.

It's time to make a decision.

to issue verb
to deliver; to send out; to issue a command or notification

我给你下了个命令。

wǒ gěi nǐ xià le ge mìng​lìng.

I gave you an order.

to put in verb
to put something into a container; to add ingredients into boiling water; to apply effort or use force; to cast a net

你给我们下了诅咒。

nǐ gěi wǒ​men xià le zǔ​zhòu.

You cursed us.

to play verb
to play board games like chess or go
to lay nounverb
to give birth to young animals or lay eggs
inferior
lower in rank, quality, or grade
to capture
to take a city or position by force; to conquer
to be less than
to be lower or fewer than a certain amount, usually used in the negative
surname
a Chinese surname
to stay
to lodge; to stay at a hotel or other temporary accommodation
to accompany
to go well with food or drink; to serve as a chaser or accompaniment
skill
(colloquial) used after numbers to indicate a person's ability or level of skill

Cross-References

Antonym

See

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
42nd most common 3210.2 per million
Movie subtitles
53rd most common 3278.4 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1549.3 per million appears in 99% of films
Written text
1420.1 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
3
Unicode
U+4E0B

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)