Chinese Conversation · Level 32
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Chinese word
下面
Pronunciation
Pinyinxià miàn
Meaning
- nounbelow
Example
下面有条小路。xià miàn yǒu tiáo xiǎo lù
There is a path below.
More examples
书掉到床下面了。shū diào dào chuáng xià miàn le
The book fell under the bed.
Core concept
A position on the lower side of something, or the lower section that follows in an ordered message.
Common phrases
桌子下面zhuō zi xià miàn
under the table
床下面chuáng xià miàn
under the bed
躲在桌子下面duǒ zài zhuō zi xià miàn
hide under the table
Similar words
下边xià biān: The place or area along the lower side of something.
底下dǐ xià: The space close to the bottom of something or directly under its base.
下方xià fāng: The direction or position below a reference point or object.
Definition in Chinese
表示某物下方的位置或某物的下部，也常在语篇中用来引出下一段要说的内容。biǎo shì mǒu wù xià fāng de wèi zhì huò mǒu wù de xià bù yě cháng zài yǔ piān zhōng yòng lái yǐn chū xià yí duàn yào shuō de nèi róng
Word origin
The word 下面 (xiàmiàn, "below") is formed from 下 (xià, "down") and 面 (miàn, "side or surface"), so its physical and textual uses share the idea of a lower side.
Usage tips
- Chinese location phrases with 下面 (xiàmiàn, "below") usually put the reference noun first, unlike the usual English order in phrases such as "below the table".
Other meanings
- lower partnoun
- bottomnoun
Opposites
- 上面shàng miànupper sidenoun