下山

xiàshān
verb HSK 7-9 #20,975

Meanings

  1. 1 to go down a mountain; to descend a mountain

Examples

HSK 3
Shàngshān róngyì xiàshān nán.
Going up the mountain is easy, coming down is hard.
HSK 4
Tiānhēi zhīqián wǒmen děi xiàshān.
We need to get down the mountain before dark.
HSK 5
Lǎohǔ xiàshān le.
The tiger came down the mountain.

Tips

culture
上山容易下山难 ('going up is easy, coming down is hard') is a famous proverb used both literally (descending is harder on your knees) and figuratively - it's easy to get into something but hard to get out. 老虎下山 ('tiger descends the mountain') is an idiom for someone powerful making a dramatic entrance.

Stroke Order

xià
shān