Chinese word

下

Pronunciation

Pinyinxià

Meaning

  • noununder

Example

猫躲在桌子下。māo duǒ zài zhuō zi xià

The cat is hiding under the table.

Illustration for 下 (under)

More examples

小狗躺在床下睡觉。xiáo gǒu tǎng zài chuáng xià shuì jiào

The puppy lies under the bed and sleeps.

Core concept

The space, edge, or direction below a reference point, viewed as the lower part of an object or a path downward.

Common phrases

  • 椅子下yǐ zi xià

    under the chair

  • 床下chuáng xià

    under the bed

  • 楼下lóu xià

    downstairs

Similar words

下面xià miàn: The surface or space located underneath an object or place.
下边xià biān: The everyday position or part below an object or place.
底下dǐ xià: The place or gap directly beneath the bottom of an object.

Definition in Chinese

表示相对于某基准位点在下方的位置，也可指物体的下端或下部。biǎo shì xiāng duì yú mǒu jī zhǔn wèi diǎn zài xià fāng de wèi zhì yě kě zhǐ wù tǐ de xià duān huò xià bù

Word origin

下 (xià, "under") belongs to the ancient class of indicative characters, using a mark under a line to represent what is lower.

Usage tips

  • A Chinese location phrase often puts the object and its position side by side, while English usually connects them with a word such as "under" or "in."

Other meanings

  • bottomnoun
  • downadverb

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