下

xià

verb HSK 2 #83

Meanings

1 down
2 below
3 under
4 next
5 to go down

Characters

down; below; under; next

Examples

Qǐng zuò xià.

Please sit down.

下个月我去中国。

Xià gè yuè wǒ qù Zhōngguó.

I'm going to China next month.

从山上走下来。

Cóng shān shàng zǒu xià lái.

Walk down from the mountain.

Tips

grammar

下 as a directional complement means downward or completion: 坐下 (sit down), 放下 (put down), 写下 (write down).

usage

下 meaning 'next' pairs with time words: 下个月 (next month), 下次 (next time), 下周 (next week).

Stroke Order

下 xià