之下

zhīxià
phrase HSK 5 #3,297

Meanings

  1. 1 under
  2. 2 beneath
  3. 3 in the context of

Examples

HSK 3
Zài lǎoshī de bāngzhù zhīxià, tā jìnbù hěnkuài.
Under the teacher's guidance, he improved quickly.
HSK 3
Zài yālì zhīxià, tā zuòchū le cuòwù de juédìng.
Under pressure, he made the wrong decision.
HSK 4
Bǐjiào zhīxià, zhège fāng'àn gèng hǎo.
By comparison, this plan is better.

Tips

grammar
之下 is more literary than . Pattern: noun + 之下. Common: ...之下 (under...), 比较之下 (by comparison). The functions like in classical Chinese.

Stroke Order

zhī
xià