HSK 1 HSK C1/W1/V1/V2
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/ xià /
Strokes

Definition

down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of two parts)/to decline/to go down/to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)/measure word to show the frequency of an action

Example

As a Noun

low position or rank

1
Shàng
yǒu
zhèng
政策
  
,
xià
yǒu
duì
对策
  

Those below can always devise counter-measures against any policy from above.

2
bǎn
地板
zài
jiǎoxià
脚下
zhī
咯吱
zhī
咯吱
zuōxiǎng
作响
  

The boards creaked beneath the feet.

3
Jiēguǒ
结果
  
/
zhāiyào
摘要
xià
如下
  

The result/excerpt is as follows.

4
bo
胳膊
xià
jiá
zhāo
wénjiàn
文件

hold some papers under one's arm

5
Zài
shānjiǎoxià
山脚下

at the foot of a mountain

6
Shàng
zhì
shìzhǎng
市长
xià
zhì
shìmín
市民

from the mayor down to the ordinary citizen

7
Shàng
yǒu
lǎo
  
,
xià
yǒu
xiǎo

have both parents and children to support

8
Shàngpiān
上无片瓦
  
,
xià
chāzhēn
插针
zhī

have neither a tile over one's head nor a speck of land under one's feet

9
Zuò
zài
shù
xià

sit beneath/under a tree

10
Fàngzài
放在
xiǎnwēijìng
显微镜
xià

put under a microscope

11
Cóng
qiáoxià
桥下
tōngguò
通过

pass beneath a bridge

12
Hǎipíngmiàn
海平面
xià
400
400

400 metres below sea level

13
Língxià
零下
10
10

ten degrees below zero

14
biǎo
地表
zhīxià
之下

beneath the surface of the earth

15
tǎn
地毯
  
/
diànzi
垫子
xià

be underneath the cushion/carpet

16
Chuáng
  
/
zhěntou
枕头
  
/
zhuōzi
桌子
xià

under a bed/pillow/table

As an Adjective

positioned below one or more similar things; of the bottom part of sth; lower

17
Xià
zuǐchún
嘴唇

lower lip

As an Adjective

of a later time; being immediately next in a sequence; next

18
de
wénzhāng
文章
jiāng
kāndēng
刊登
zài
xià
  

Your article will appear/be published in the next issue.

19
Xià
yào
需要
zuò
de
shì
zhǎo
suǒ
fángzi
房子
  

The next step is to find a house.

20
Xià
wèi
shì
shuí
  
?

Who's next, please?

21
Xiàxiàzhōu
下下周

the week after next

22
Xià
zhāng
  
/
zhàn

next chapter/stop

23
Xiàrén
下任
zǒngtǒng
总统

next President

24
Xià
xīng
星期
  
/
jié
季节
  
/
shì
世纪

next week/season/century

25
Xià
duàn
xíngchéng
行程

next lap of the journey

26
Zài
xià
zhuǎnwān
转弯
chǔ
xiàng
yòu
guǎi

take the next turn on the right

27
Kàn
xià
cháng
sài
比赛

watch the upcoming/next match

28
xià
bānchē
班车

take the next bus

As an Adjective

lower/inferior (in rank, position, class, quality, etc)

29
Fēnwéi
分为
shàng
  
zhōng
  
xià
sānděng
三等

be divided into three grades: the upper, the middle and the lower

As a Noun

[used to indicate the circumstance, extent, situation, etc]

30
Zài
压力
xià

under pressure

31
Zài
zhuānjiā
专家组
de
lǐngdǎo
领导
xià

under the leadership of the expert group

32
Zài
qián
目前
qíngkuàng
情况
xià

under present conditions

33
Zài
liánguó
联合国
de
zhīchí
支持
xià

under the auspices of the United Nations

34
Zài
jiāojǐng
交警
de
bāngzhù
帮助
xià

with the help of the traffic policemen

35
Zài
法西斯
tǒngzhì
统治
xià

under the rule of fascism

36
Zài
fēicháng
非常
kùnnan
困难
de
qíngkuàng
情况
xià

under very difficult conditions; in a tough situation

37
Zài
bìng
疾病
wēixié
威胁
xià

under the threat of disease

As a Noun

[used after numerals, indicating position or direction]

38
men
他们
liǎng
xià
dōu
fǎnduì
反对
  

Both of them opposed it.

39
tóu
bǎi
chū
出去
  
,
xià
li
kàn
le
kàn
  

He poked his head out and took a look all around.

As a Noun

[used to indicate a certain time or season]

As an Adverb

down; downwards