22 sentences for 之下 (zhī​xià — under) — page 2 of 2

21. 保安见屋里的老人没有反应，情急之下只好决定破门。

    bǎo'ān jiàn wū lǐ de lǎo​rén méi​yǒu fǎn​yìng, qíng​jí zhī​xià zhǐ​hǎo jué​dìng pò​mén.

    Seeing no response from the elderly person inside, the security guard felt he had no choice but to break down the door in the heat of the moment.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

22. 这些歹徒简直无法无天，竟然敢在光天化日之下行凶。

    zhè​xiē dǎi​tú jiǎn​zhí wú​fǎ​wú​tiān, jìng​rán gǎn zài guāng​tiān​huà​rì zhī​xià xíng​xiōng.

    These thugs are simply lawless, daring to commit crimes in broad daylight.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary