零下

língxià

noun HSK 2 #15,790

Meanings

1 below zero

Characters

Examples

今天零下五度。

Jīntiān língxià wǔ dù.

It's minus five degrees today.

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.

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