xia

HSK 1
common
auxiliary_verb

Meaning of

下 means indicates downward direction; indicates capacity. Pronounced xia. HSK 1.

  • indicates downward direction
  • indicates capacity
  • indicates completion/result

Character Info

Radical
Strokes3
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qǐng
zuò
xià
lai
xiū
xi
huì
er
 

Please sit down and rest for a while.

tǎng
xià
lai
kàn
le
kàn
tiān
huā
bǎn
 

He lay down and looked at the ceiling.

Lǎo
shī
chuán
xià
lai
dào
mìng
lìng
 
yāo
qiú
men
àn
shí
wán
chéng
zuò
 

The teacher passed down an order requiring us to finish our homework on time.

shū
cóng
shū
jià
shàng
xià
le
 
 

He took the book down from the bookshelf.

Fēi
fēi
xià
lai
 
zhǔn
bèi
jiàng
luò
 

The plane flew down to prepare for landing.