Chinese word

下边

Pronunciation

Pinyinxià biān

Meaning

  • noununder

Example

书在桌子下边。shū zài zhuō zi xià biān

The book is under the table.

Illustration for 下边 (under)

More examples

孩子藏在床下边。hái zi cáng zài chuáng xià biān

The child is hiding under the bed.

Core concept

A space or lower part beneath an object, treated as a place rather than only a direction.

Common phrases

  • 桌子下边zhuō zi xià biān

    beneath the table

  • 椅子下边yǐ zi xià biān

    beneath the chair

Similar words

下面xià miàn: The surface or space directly below something.
底下dǐ xià: The place beneath or close to the bottom of something.

Definition in Chinese

表示位置，指在某物的正下方或靠近底部的部位，常用作名词，常与介词“在”连用表示空间关系，例如“书在桌子下边”。biǎo shì wèi zhì zhǐ zài mǒu wù de zhèng xià fāng huò kào jìn dǐ bù de bù wèi cháng yòng zuò míng cí cháng yǔ jiè cí zài lián yòng biǎo shì kōng jiān guān xì lì rú shū zài zhuō zi xià biān

Word origin

下边 (xiàbiān, "lower side") combines 下 (xià, "down") + 边 (biān, "side"), creating a noun for the lower side or area of something.

Usage tips

  • The pattern 在 (zài, "at") + the thing + 下边 (xiàbiān, "under") shows the order clearly: the table comes first, and its lower place comes after it.

Other meanings

  • bottomnoun

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