xià
shū

verb

Meaning of 下书

下书 means to deliver a letter; to send a message (archaic/literary). Pronounced xià shū.

  • to deliver a letter; to send a message (archaic/literary)

Definitions & Examples

Chǔ
wáng
Xiàng
pài
rén
xià
shū
gěi
Liú
Bāng
 

Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, sent someone to deliver a letter to Liu Bang.

dài
liǎng
guó
jiāo
zhàn
zhī
qián
 
cháng
cháng
xiān
pài
rén
xià
shū
tiǎo
zhàn
 

In ancient times, before two countries went to war, they would often first send someone to deliver a letter of challenge.

Jiāng
jūn
mìng
shǐ使
zhě
xià
shū
yuē
zhàn
 

The general ordered the envoy to deliver a letter arranging a battle.

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