之下 zhīxià HSK5 under; less than Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 之 zhī particle [possessive] Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.下 xià locative below low place; bottom; underneath; (bound form) used after a noun to indicate a scope, condition, or time