下xiàdown; downwards; below; under

1. 1.

   down; downwards; below; undernoun

2. 2.

   to go down; to get off; measure word for frequency of an actionverb

• 下down; downwards; below; under

After a place word, 下 often means under or below; as a verb before 车 or 楼, it can mean get off or go down—read the words around it.

1. HSK 1

   猫在桌子下。

   Māo zài zhuōzi xià.

   The cat is under the table.

2. HSK 1

   书在椅子下。

   Shū zài yǐzi xià.

   The book is under the chair.

3. HSK 1

   请下车。

   Qǐng xià chē.

   Please get off the vehicle.

4. HSK 1

   请看一下。

   Qǐng kàn yíxià.

   Please take a look (once).

下 marks under or below a place. 上 marks on or above a surface. A cat under a table takes 下; a book on a table takes 上.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   猫在哪儿？

   Māo zài nǎr?

   Where is the cat?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   在桌子下。

   Zài zhuōzi xià.

   Under the table.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   书在椅子下吗？

   Shū zài yǐzi xià ma?

   Is the book under the chair?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   对，在椅子下。

   Duì, zài yǐzi xià.

   Yes, under the chair.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   我们下车吗？

   Wǒmen xià chē ma?

   Do we get off?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   下车。

   Xià chē.

   Get off.

1. 1.Fill in the blank ("under the table"): 猫在桌子___。

   A上B下C的
2. 2.Which sentence means "Please get off the vehicle"?

   A请上车。B请下车。C请在车。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 书在椅子___。

   A下B和C很

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Related words

• 上shàng(noun suffix) on; aboveHSK 1
• 里lǐinside; interiorHSK 1
• 在zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) atHSK 1
• 来láito comeHSK 1
• 去qùto goHSK 1
• 了lecompleted action markerHSK 1

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