Chinese word

下山

Pronunciation

Pinyinxià shān

Meaning

  • verbgo down the mountain

Example

我们计划明天早上下山。wǒ men jì huà míng tiān zǎo shàng xià shān

We plan to go down the mountain tomorrow morning.

Illustration for 下山 (go down the mountain)

More examples

傍晚我们决定从山顶下山。bàng wǎn wǒ men jué dìng cóng shān dǐng xià shān

At dusk, we decided to go down the mountain from the mountaintop.

Core concept

The downward part of a mountain trip, especially the movement that brings hikers back from the high ground.

Common phrases

  • 从山上下山cóng shān shàng xià shān

    go down from the mountain

  • 安全地下山ān quán dì xià shān

    go down the mountain safely

  • 开始下山kāi shǐ xià shān

    start going down the mountain

Similar words

下去xià qù: Going from a higher position toward a lower one and away from the starting point.
下来xià lái: Moving down from above toward the speaker or another reference point.
下坡xià pō: Going down along a hill, slope, or other sloping surface.

Definition in Chinese

从高处向山脚移动，常用来表示徒步或完成行程后离开山上的动作。cóng gāo chù xiàng shān jiǎo yí dòng cháng yòng lái biǎo shì tú bù huò wán chéng xíng chéng hòu lí kāi shān shàng de dòng zuò

Word origin

下 (xià, "down") supplies the direction and 山 (shān, "mountain") supplies the setting, making the compound's meaning transparent.

Usage tips

  • The word is tied to a mountain setting rather than serving as a general expression for going downstairs or moving down any slope.

Other meanings

  • descentnoun

Opposites

  • 上山shàng shāngo up the mountainverb

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