下來
xià​laixià​lái HSK3

[downward/continuing]

下来 下來 xià//lai frequency
[downward/continuing] particle
Used after a verb to show motion down and toward the speaker, or to show that an action is continuing from the past into the present.

你为什么不想下来？

nǐ wèi​shén​me bù​xiǎng xià lai?

Why don't you want to come down?

我知道我被记录下来。

wǒ zhī​dao wǒ bèi jì​lù xià lai.

I know I'm being recorded.

next particle
To be next in a sequence or rotation.
[starting to] particle
Used after an adjective to show that a state is starting to appear and will continue to develop, such as becoming quiet, dark, or slow.

国王平静下来了。

guó​wáng píng​jìng xià lai le.

The king calmed down.

我们真的应该慢下来。

wǒ​men zhēn​de yīng​gāi màn xià lai.

We should really slow down.

to come down verb + particle
To come down from a higher place; to go from a central or high-level office to the local or grassroots level; to come away from the front lines.

他们从山上下来。

tā​men cóng shān shang xià lai.

They came down from the mountain.

从她身上下来。

cóng tā shēn​shang xià lai.

Get off of her.

to get off verb + particle
To get out of a car, bus, or other vehicle

我看到她从驾驶座下来的。

wǒ kàn dào tā cóng jià​shǐ zuò xià lai de.

I saw her get out of the driver's seat.

to be over particle
To come to an end (used for a period of time)

一天工作下来我想有几小时的安静。

yī​tiān gōng​zuò xià lai wǒ xiǎng yǒu jǐ xiǎo​shí de ān​jìng.

I'd like a few hours of quiet after the day's work.

to be harvested
To be harvested or become available in the market (used for crops or seasonal produce)
下来 下來 xià​lái
below adverb
The following part of a story, text, or sequence; below

Frequency
Movie subtitles
380.0 per million appears in 75% of films
Written text
132.0 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 3

Cross-References

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Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)