下面xià miànbelow

1. 1.

   belownoun

2. 2.

   undernoun

3. 3.

   nextadverb

• 下below
• 面side

下面 can follow a place or a name to mean below or under it, as in 名字下面 or 床下面, and it can open a sentence to mean next, as in 下面，我们回家.

1. HSK 1

   我的名字在你的名字下面。

   Wǒ de míngzi zài nǐ de míngzi xiàmiàn.

   My name is below your name.

2. HSK 1

   猫在桌子下面。

   Māo zài zhuōzi xiàmiàn.

   The cat is under the table.

3. HSK 2

   书在床下面。

   Shū zài chuáng xiàmiàn.

   The book is under the bed.

4. HSK 1

   下面，我们回家。

   Xiàmiàn, wǒmen huí jiā.

   Next, we go home.

上面 means on top of a place. 下面 means under or below that place. The cat under the table needs 下面.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   书在床下面吗？

   Shū zài chuáng xiàmiàn ma?

   Is the book under the bed?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   书在床下面。

   Shū zài chuáng xiàmiàn.

   The book is under the bed.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   猫也在床下面吗？

   Māo yě zài chuáng xiàmiàn ma?

   Is the cat under the bed too?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   猫也在床下面。

   Māo yě zài chuáng xiàmiàn.

   The cat is under the bed too.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   杯子也在床下面吗？

   Bēizi yě zài chuáng xiàmiàn ma?

   Is the cup under the bed too?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   杯子不在床下面。

   Bēizi bú zài chuáng xiàmiàn.

   The cup is not under the bed.

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

   A下面B上面C里面
2. 2.Which sentence means "Next, we go home"?

   A下面，我们回家。B猫在桌子下面。C我在家。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我的名字在你的名字___。(My name is below your name.)

   A下面B是C的

• Free HSK 3 level testSee which HSK 3.0 level your vocabulary matches.
• HSK 2 word listEvery word at this level, with examples.
• HSK 3.0 guideHow the nine levels and three bands work.

Related words

• 上面shàng miànon top ofHSK 2
• 里面lǐ miàninsideHSK 2
• 外面wài miànoutsideHSK 2
• 后面hòu miànbehind; near the end; at the backHSK 2
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below; underHSK 1
• 床chuángbed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on)HSK 2

Browse every entry in the Chinese word dictionary.