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下下

xiàxià
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 the lowest grade; the very worst
  2. 2 the one after next (week, month or turn)

Examples

HSK 2
我们下下周去北京。
Wǒmen xiàxià zhōu qù Běijīng.
We're going to Beijing the week after next.
HSK 7-9
她在庙里求了一支签，没想到是下下签。
Tā zài miào lǐ qiú le yì zhī qiān, méi xiǎngdào shì xiàxià qiān.
She drew a fortune stick at the temple and, to her dismay, got the worst lot of all.
HSK 7-9
跟他们正面对抗是下下策，我们得另想办法。
Gēn tāmen zhèngmiàn duìkàng shì xiàxià cè, wǒmen děi lìng xiǎng bànfǎ.
Taking them on head-on is the worst possible plan; we need to think of another way.

Tips

culture
Temple fortune slips are graded from 上上 (best) down to 下下 (worst), so drawing a 下下签 is the worst luck. Plans use the same scale: 上策 is the best plan, 下策 a poor one, and 下下策 the worst of all.
usage
Before a time word, 下下 means 'after next': 下下周 is the week after next and 下下个月 the month after next. The opposite is 上上: 上上周, the week before last.

Stroke Order

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