HSK V3
Correct

下来

/ xiàlai / 
Strokes

Definition

to come down/(completed action marker)/(after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)/(indicates continuation from the past towards us)/to be harvested (of crops)/to be over (of a period of time)/to go among the masses (said of leaders)

Example

As a Verb

come/get/go down

1
Wǒ
我
gàosù
告诉
nǐ
你
biè
别
shàng
上
zhuōzi
桌子
  
,
kuài
快
xiàlai
下来
  
!

I told you not to climb on that table. Get down!

2
Tā
他
bù
不
hǎohǎo
好好
xuéxí
学习
  
,
zuìjìn
最近
chéngjì
成绩
xiàlai
下来
le
了
  
。

His marks have come down because he is sluggish with his study.

3
Lǚkè
旅客
cóng
从
huǒchē
火车
shàng
上
xiàlái
下来
  
。

The passengers alighted from the train.

4
Cóng
从
lóushàng
楼上
xiàlai
下来

come downstairs

As a Verb

(of leaders) come down (to a lower-level government office)

5
Zhōngyāng
中央
xiàlai
下来
le
了
yī
一
gè
个
jiǎncházǔ
检查组
  
。

An inspection group came down from the central government.

As a Verb

(of fruit or crops) get ripe; be harvested; be in season; be brought to the market

6
Zài
再
yǒu
有
bàn
半
ge
个
yuè
月
táo
桃
jiù
就
xiàlai
下来
le
了
  
。

Peaches will be in season in half a month.

As a Verb

come to an end

7
Dìyī
第一
tiān
天
xiàlái
下来
  
,
tā
她
jiù
就
jīnpílìjìn
筋疲力尽
le
了
  
。

At the end of the first day she was exhausted.

8
Yī
一
nián
年
xiàlái
下来
  
,
tā
她
xué
学
wán
完
le
了
bā
八
mén
门
gōngkè
功课
  
。

After a year's study she completed eight courses.

As a Verb

[used after a verb to indicate a movement from a higher position to a lower position or from far to near]

9
Shùyè
树叶
fēnfēnyángyáng
纷纷扬扬
piāo
飘
xiàlai
下来
shí
时
  
,
fǎngfú
仿佛
zài
在
xià
下
yī
一
cháng
场
jīnsè
金色
de
的
xuě
雪
  
。

As they floated earthwards the leaves resembled a golden snowfall.

10
Xiāodīng
销钉
bá
拔
bù
不
xiàlái
下来
  
。

I can't pull this dowel out.

11
Bǎ
把
lǐzi
李子
cóng
从
shùshàng
树上
zhāi
摘
xiàlái
下来
  
。

Pick the plums off the tree.

12
Bǎ
把
shū
书
cóng
从
jiàzi
架子
shàng
上
qǔ
取
xiàlai
下来
  
。

Take the book off the bookshelf.

13
Liú
流
xiàlai
下来

flow down

14
Tiào
跳
xiàlai
下来

jump down

15
Shuāi
摔
xiàlai
下来

tumble/fall off

16
Qiē
切
xiàlai
下来

cut down/off

17
Jì
记
xiàlai
下来

write/take down

18
Huá
滑
xiàlai
下来

slide down

19
Gǔn
滚
xiàlai
下来

roll down

20
Dūn
蹲
xiàlai
下来

squat down

21
Diào
掉
xiàlái
下来

drop/fall down

As a Verb

[used after a verb to indicate a continuation from the past to the present or from the beginning to the end]

22
Yīdài
一代
yīdài
一代
chuán
传
xiàlai
下来

hand/pass down from generation to generation

23
Jiānchí
坚持
xiàlai
下来

keep one's end up; stick it out; see sth through; work/fight/endure to the end

As a Verb

[used after a verb to indicate the completion or result of an action]

24
Yī
一
táng
堂
kè
课
jiǎng
讲
xiàlai
下来
  
,
tā
她
de
的
sǎngzi
嗓子
dōu
都
sīyǎ
嘶哑
le
了
  
。

After giving the lecture she sounded hoarse.

25
Wǒmen
我们
de
的
jìhuà
计划
pī
批
xiàlai
下来
le
了
  
。

Our plan has been approved.

26
Mǎlāsōng
马拉松
pǎo
跑
xiàlai
下来
bìxū
必须
hǎohǎo
好好
xiūxi
休息
  
。

It is imperative to have a good rest after (running) a marathon.

27
Diàntī
电梯
tíng
停
le
了
xiàlai
下来
  
。

The lift came to a stop.

28
Fēng
风
tíng
停
le
了
xiàlai
下来
  
。

The wind dropped.

29
Xiàngmù
项目
shēnqǐng
申请
xiàlai
下来
le
了
  
。

The application for the project has been successful.

30
Bǎ
把
chē
车
tíng
停
xiàlái
下来

bring a car to a stop

As a Verb

[used after an adjective to indicate decrease of intensity]

31
Tā
他
de
的
shēngyīn
声音
mànmàn
慢慢
dīxià
低下
lái
来
le
了
  
。

His voice trailed off.

32
Wǒ
我
duì
对
tā
他
de
的
rèqíng
热情
dàn
淡
xiàlai
下来
le
了
  
。

My enthusiasm for him cooled off.

33
Tiān
天
jiànjiàn
渐渐
lěng
冷
xiàlai
下来
  
。

It is getting colder and colder.

34
Dēngguāng
灯光
zài
在
jiànjiàn
渐渐
àn
暗
xiàlai
下来
  
。

The lights are dimming.

35
Tàidu
态度
ruǎn
软
xiàlai
下来

soften one's stance

36
Màn
慢
xiàlai
下来

slow down

37
Ānjìng
安静
xiàlai
下来

quiet down