下

How to write 下, stroke by stroke

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What 下 means

down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action

Ideographic: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above)

Made of 一 + 卜

Words with 下

• 一下yī xià(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
• 下来xià laito come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
• 下去xià qùto go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw
• 留下liú xiàto leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
• 坐下zuò xiato sit down
• 放下fàng xiàto lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc)
• 下面xià miànbelow; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]
• 剩下shèng xiàto remain; to be left over
• 下次xià cìnext time
• 接下来jiē xià láito accept; to take; next; following
• 停下tíng xiàto stop
• 下午xià wǔafternoon; p.m.

下 in a sentence

• 把你的名字用大写写下来。

  bǎ nǐ de míng zì yòng dà xiě xiě xià lái 。

  Write your name in capitals.

• 这将永远继续下去。

  zhè jiāng yǒng yuǎn jì xù xià qù 。

  This is never going to end.

• 我只想查一下我的电子邮件。

  wǒ zhī xiǎng chá yí xià wǒ de diàn zǐ yóu jiàn 。

  I just wanted to check my email.

• 他没有留下痕迹就消失了。

  tā méi yǒu liú xià hén jì jiù xiāo shī le 。

  He disappeared without a trace.

• 那些钱藏了在地板下面。

  nà xiē qián cáng le zài dì bǎn xià miàn 。

  The money was hidden beneath the floorboards.

Characters that sound like 下

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