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xià

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xià Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xià | xia4
English translation
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
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

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About xià

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Number of strokes

3

Traditional form

xià

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí

Learning hint

One stroke under another; compare  shǎng (above)

Etymology of xià

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

一卜

Explanation

Originally a small line or dot below a longer line, indicating "down". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from èr (two).

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Example sentences using xià

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万般皆下品,惟有 wéi yǒu 读书 dú shū Gāo .

To be a scholar is to be the top of society.

一下 yīxià zhuàng dào 门框 mén kuàng shǎng , tóu zhuàng le .

I charged into a doorpost and hurt my head.

zài xià 之前 zhī qián , Hēi yún 使 shǐ 天空 tiānkōng 变得 biàn de 黑暗 hēi àn le .

Thick clouds darkened the sky before the rain fell.

下午 xiàwǔ 天气 tiānqì zhuǎn Lěng le .

It turned chilly in the afternoon.

我们 wǒmen 注意 zhùyì dào Fāng 上述 shàng shù 标题 biāotí xià de 八月 Bā yuè 五日来信 lái xìn .

We have noted your letter of August 5 under the above caption.

Words with xià

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
xià down xià
一下 yīxià one time一下 yīxià
下来 xià lai to come down下來
下去 xià qù to go down下去 xià qù
下午 xiàwǔ afternoon下午 xiàwǔ
留下 liú xià to leave behind留下 liú xià
下面 xià miàn below下面 xià miàn
以下 yǐ xià that level or lower以下 yǐ xià
下降 xià jiàng to decline下降 xià jiàng
剩下 shèng xià to remain剩下 shèng xià
放下 fàng xià to lay down放下 fàng xià
下次 xià cì next time下次 xià cì
坐下 zuò xia to sit down坐下 zuò xia
之下 zhī xià under之下 zhī xià
下跌 xià diē to fall下跌 xià diē
天下 tiān xià land under heaven天下 tiān xià
停下 tíng xià to stop停下 tíng xià
地下 dì xià underground地下 dì xià
接下来 jiē xià lái to accept接下來
如下 rú xià as follows如下 rú xià
下班 xià bān to finish work下班 xià bān
上下 shàng xià up and down上下 shàng xià
陛下 bì xià Your Majesty陛下 bì xià
楼下 lóu xià downstairs樓下
一下子 yī xià zi in a short while一下子 yī xià zi

xià Decomposition & Compounds

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xià Decomposition

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xià Compounds

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  • xià
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