这下

這下

zhèxià

phrase

Meanings

1 this time
2 now (as a result of what just happened)
3 well now

Characters

time, instance (here)

Examples

这下你相信我了吧？

Zhèxià nǐ xiāngxìn wǒ le ba?

Now do you believe me?

下雨了，这下出不去了。

Xiàyǔ le, zhèxià chū bù qù le.

It's raining — now we can't go out.

这下好了，钥匙找到了。

Zhèxià hǎo le, yàoshi zhǎodào le.

There we go — the keys are found.

Tips

usage

Spoken filler that flags the speaker's reaction to a situation that just changed. Very often paired with 好了 (zhèxià hǎo le, 'now we're good / well that did it' — can be sincere or sarcastic) or 完了 (zhèxià wán le, 'now we're done for').

Stroke Order

这 zhè

下 xià