下
xià
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
a picture of 下 → a mark placed beneath a line, meaning below
The original oracle-bone form showed a short stroke placed beneath a horizontal line — a dot or mark sitting below a reference point. The character is a pure pictograph of positional relationship, not a compound.
请把书放在桌子下面。
qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài zhuō zi xià miàn 。
Please put the book under the table.
下个星期我们要开一个重要的会议。
xià gè xīng qī wǒ men yào kāi yī gè zhòng yào de huì yì 。
Next week we are going to hold an important meeting.
Words with 下
下驮
xià tuó
geta (Japanese clogs)
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
自上而下
zì shàng ér xià
(idiom) from top to bottom; top-down
臣下
chén xià
official in feudal court
这下
zhè xià
this time
这下子
zhè xià zi
this time
过不下
guò bu xià
to be unable to continue living (in a certain manner)
部下
bù xià
troops under one's command
乡下
xiāng xia
countryside
乡下人
xiāng xià rén
country folk
乡下佬
xiāng xia lǎo
villager; hick
乡下习气
xiāng xià xí qì
country manners; provincialism