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下游

xiàyóu
noun HSK 7-9 #19,799

Meanings

  1. 1 lower reaches (of a river)
  2. 2 downstream

Characters

下
xià
lower; below
游
yóu
to flow; to swim
Literally 'lower flow' - the part of a river closer to the sea. The opposite of 上游.

Examples

HSK 4
长江下游地区很发达。
Chángjiāng xiàyóu dìqū hěn fādá.
The lower Yangtze region is very developed.
HSK 6
污染影响了下游的村庄。
Wūrǎn yǐngxiǎng le xiàyóu de cūnzhuāng.
The pollution affected the downstream villages.
HSK 7-9
这家工厂是产业链的下游企业。
Zhè jiā gōngchǎng shì chǎnyèliàn de xiàyóu qǐyè.
This factory is a downstream company in the supply chain.

Tips

usage
Like 上游, 下游 is widely used figuratively: 下游企业 (downstream companies) process or sell finished products, while 成绩下游 means near the bottom of the class rankings.

Stroke Order

下 xià
游 yóu