零下

língxià

noun HSK 4 #15,790

Meanings

1 below zero

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

冬天这里的温度常常在零下。

Dōngtiān zhèlǐ de wēndù chángcháng zài língxià.

The temperature here is often below zero in winter.

HSK 5

今天零下五度。

Jīntiān língxià wǔ dù.

It's minus five degrees today.

HSK 5

零下二十度真的很冷。

Língxià èrshí dù zhēn de hěn lěng.

Minus twenty degrees is really cold.

Tips

usage

零下 is placed before the number: 零下十度 (minus ten degrees). China uses Celsius.

Stroke Order

零 líng

下 xià