在下

zàixià

pronoun #29,672

Meanings

1 I; me (humble first-person pronoun)
2 your humble servant

Characters

at; in; existing

below; beneath; lower

Examples

HSK 6

这件事情，在下实在不知情。

Zhè jiàn shìqíng, zàixià shízài bù zhīqíng.

As for this matter, I truly had no knowledge of it.

HSK 7-9

「在下姓李，幸会幸会。」

" Zàixià xìng Lǐ, xìnghuì xìnghuì. "

「My humble name is Li - a great pleasure to meet you.」

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在下 is a formal, classical Chinese humble pronoun for 'I/me', placing the speaker below (下) the other person. It appears in historical dramas (古装剧), wuxia novels, and formal or humorous literary speech. Modern usage is mainly stylistic or ironic.

Stroke Order

在 zài

下 xià