下麦

下麥

xiàmài

verb

Meanings

1 to leave the mic (in a livestream / voice chat)
2 to drop off the audio stage

Characters

mic (clipped from 麦克风)

Examples

我先下麦,等下再上来聊。

Wǒ xiān xiàmài, děng xià zài shàng lái liáo.

I'll drop off the mic for now and come back to chat in a bit.

他被房主请下麦了。

Tā bèi fángzhǔ qǐng xiàmài le.

The room host kicked him off the mic.

Tips

culture

下麦 comes from voice-chat platforms like 连麦 / 多人语音 rooms — Clubhouse-style audio (e.g. 微信视频号 voice rooms, TT语音, Soul) and livestream 连麦 segments. 麦 = 麦克风 (microphone). The room has 麦位 (mic seats); going 上麦 takes a seat, 下麦 leaves it.

usage

Pair: 上麦 (take the mic / step on stage) ↔ 下麦 (leave the mic). Related: 抱麦 (hog the mic), 切麦 (mute the mic), 抢麦 (grab the mic), 麦序 (mic queue).

Stroke Order

下 xià

麦 mài