之下

zhīxià
particle phrase HSK 5 #3,297

Meanings

  1. 1 under
  2. 2 beneath
  3. 3 in the context of

Examples

Zài lǎoshī de bāngzhù zhī xià, tā jìnbù hěn kuài.
Under the teacher's guidance, he improved quickly.
Zài yālì zhī xià, tā zuòchū le cuòwù de juédìng.
Under pressure, he made the wrong decision.
Bǐjiào zhī xià, zhège fāng'àn gèng hǎo.
By comparison, this plan is better.

Tips

grammar
之下 is more literary than . Pattern: noun + 之下. Common: ...之下 (under...), 比较之下 (by comparison). The functions like in classical Chinese.

Stroke Order

zhī
xià