English–Chinese
“come down” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinxià lái
Example
他从树上下来了。tā cóng shù shàng xià lái le
He came down from the tree.
How to say “come down” in Chinese
“Come down” in Chinese is 下来 (xià lái).
A downward path finishes by arriving below the point used as the frame of reference.
Example sentences with 下来
火车到站，乘客一个个从车上下来了。huǒ chē dào zhàn chéng kè yí gè gè cóng chē shàng xià lái le
The train arrived at the station, and the passengers got off one by one.
Tips for using 下来
- Chinese directional complements track the speaker's or another reference point's viewpoint, so the same physical descent can be framed differently depending on where the destination is located.