下属 (xiàshǔ) · subordinate, underling

Measure Word

一个下属 gè

Meanings

1 subordinate
2 underling

Characters

to belong to; subordinate

Those who belong below - subordinates.

Examples

HSK 3

她和下属的关系很好。

Tā hé xiàshǔ de guānxi hěn hǎo.

She has a good relationship with her subordinates.

HSK 5

好的领导要尊重下属。

Hǎo de lǐngdǎo yào zūnzhòng xiàshǔ.

A good leader should respect their subordinates.

HSK 5

他的下属都很信任他。

Tā de xiàshǔ dōu hěn xìnrèn tā.

His subordinates all trust him.

Tips

usage

下属 is more formal than 手下. Use 下属 in workplace/professional contexts and 手下 in informal or literary contexts (e.g., a villain's henchmen).

Stroke Order

下 xià

属 shǔ

Related Words

属下 shǔxià #19,816

subordinate / underling

下手 xiàshǒu HSK 7-9 #3,205

to start; to set about (doing something) / to strike; to make a move (often negative)

下落 xiàluò HSK 7-9 #4,977

whereabouts (of a person or thing) / the place where someone or something has ended up

乡下 xiāngxia HSK 7-9 #5,507

countryside / rural area / village

下令 xiàlìng HSK 7-9 #5,849

to give an order / to command / to issue a decree

私下 sīxià HSK 7-9 #3,794

privately / in private / behind the scenes

下达 xiàdá HSK 7-9 #9,927

to issue (an order, directive); to hand down / to transmit downward (through a hierarchy)

眼下 yǎnxià HSK 7-9 #6,932

at present / right now / at the moment

下台 xiàtái HSK 7-9 #10,694

to step down from power; to leave office / to come off stage

手下 shǒuxià #2,969

subordinate / underling / someone under one's command