一
下
(phr.) (used after a verb to indicate a short, quick, random, informal action)
下
班
to finish work; to get off work | next service (train, bus etc)
下
课
to finish class | to get out of class | (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed | to be fired
下
来
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)
下
去
to go down | to descend | to go on | to continue | (of a servant) to withdraw
下
面
below | under | next | the following | also pr. [xia4 mian5]
以
下
that level or lower | that amount or less | the following
下
降
to decline | to drop | to fall | to go down | to decrease
底
下
the location below sth | afterwards
留
下
to leave behind | to stay behind | to remain | to keep | not to let (sb) go
线
下
offline | below the line
零
下
below zero (esp. temperature)
下
载
(v.) download
上
下
the top and bottom of sth | the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom | to go up and down | before and after (as in 上下文[shang4 xia4 wen2] "context") | (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so | (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦[shang4 xia4 he2 mu4] "harmony between superiors and subordinates") | all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4] "the entire nation") | relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4] "evenly matched")
地
下
underground | subterranean | covert
如
下
as follows
下
功
夫
variant of 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]
下
单
to place an order; to order
下
旬
last third of the month
下
线
to go offline | (of a product) to roll off the assembly line | downline (person below oneself in a pyramid scheme)
天
下
land under heaven | the whole world | the whole of China | realm | rule
当
下
immediately | at once | at that moment | at the moment
不
相
上
下
(idiom.) be equally matched, almost on a par, neither is better than the other
下
属
(n.) subordinate
不
耻
下
问
(idiom.) not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's inferiors
不
下
(v.) be not less than (a certain quantity, amount, etc.); (used after a verb) cannot accommodate or fit
瞎
(v.) be blind; (of a bomb) fail to explode; (of plants) fail to produce fruits; (dialect) waste; become tangled | (adv.) foolishly, vainly, groundlessly
虾
(n.) shrimp, prawn, lobster | (char.) toad (only appears in the word 虾蟆)
侠
(char.) chivalrous man; chivalry; ready to help the weak and perform brave and heroic acts, chivalrous
匣
box
呷
to sip; to drink | Taiwan pr. [xia2]
峡
(n.) gorge
暇
leisure
柙
cage | pen | scabbard
煆
a raging fire
狎
(bound form) (literary) to take liberties with sb or sth | to treat frivolously
狭
(adj.) narrow
瑕
Only in compound words
硖
place name
碬
whetstone
祫
triennial sacrifice to ancestors
舝
variant of 轄|辖[xia2]
舺
boat | Taiwan pr. [jia3]
蕸
water-lily leaves
辖
(v.) have jurisdiction or command over | (char.) linchpin
遐
distant | long-lasting | to abandon
鎋
linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle) (variant of 轄|辖[xia2])
陜
variant of 狹|狭[xia2] | variant of 峽|峡[xia2]
霞
(n.) red clouds, morning or evening glow
騢
(horse)
鰕
variant of 蝦|虾[xia1]
黠
(phonetic) | crafty
Synonyms
20
一
下
(phr.) (used after a verb to indicate a short, quick, random, informal action)
回
(v.) to return, to go back, to turn around | (v./m.) to reply, answer back; (of the number of occurrence) time; (an event) piece; (of a novel) chapter | (char.) circle, wind
都
(adv.) all, both, without exception | (n.) capital, metropolis; city noted for a certain product | (adv.) indicating the cause (used before 是); even; already
次
(m.) times (of repeating something) | (n./adj.) order, sequence; secondary, second-rate, inferior, poor | (m.) measure word for train numbers or flight numbers
放
(v.) to put, to place; to give out, to send out; to dismiss; to pasture; to set off, let off | (v.) to release, to set free; to loan; to enlarge; to lay aside; to cause to fall down; to put in; to readjust oneself | (char.) to play, to show (e.g. music, video, movie...); to let oneself go; to banish; (of flowers) to blossom, to bloom
矮
(adj.) low, short (in stature)
低
(adj./v.) low, low-lying, junior, below general standard; to lower, to hang
全
(v./adj./adv.) keep intact; complete; whole, entire; without exception; entirely
改
(v.) to change, to alter, to transform, to convert | (v.) to revise; to switch over to; to amend; to correct, to make right
生
(v.) have a baby, give birth to; grow; come into existence; beget; light (fire) | (n.) The lead (refers to the main male role in Beijing opera. This role has numerous subtypes) | (adj.) new, unfamiliar, strange | (adj./adv.) raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; just, simply; very | (radical.) life | (char.) scholar; pupil, student; people taking up certain jobs as their occupation
落
(v.) drop, fall; let fall; descend; cease, stop; receive, get; fall onto | (v.) leave out, be missing; leave behind; fall or drop behind | (v.) go down, fall (not used often) | (char.) lag, fall behind; be on the wane; write down; settlement; place where one or something stops | (char.) (dialect) only used in one word: 大大落落
摆
(v.) to arrange, lay, or put; to put on or affect (an attitude, a look) | (v.) to sway, wag, or wave | (n.) pendulum (of a clock) | (n.) lower part (of upper garments); hem or bottom (of a skirt)
均
(adj./adv.) equal, equally, even; (lit.) all, without exception
搁
(v.) put, place; put aside; put in, add; hold, contain | (v.) (oral) to stand, to bear, to endure
皆
(adv.) all, each and every, in all cases
置
(v.) put, place; set up; buy
计
(v./n.) to count; to plan; idea, plan | (char.) meter, gauge; fuzz about, haggle over (used in the negative)
睇
(literary) to cast a sidelong glance | (dialect) to see; to look at
Antonyms
2
上
(adj.) previous, last (used before nouns to show something happened earlier); higher in position | (v.) to get on, to get in (a car); to advance; to present (to a higher level); to leave for; to up to (a certain amount) | (n.) (after a noun) on, in, at, above, indicating an aspect; (after a verb, indicating) upward, an amount, a result, begin and continue doing... | (v.) serve; install; screw, twist; apply; fall (for a ruse) | (v.) to wind (the clock, watch etc.) | (n.) high place, higher position; superior, senior; emperor | (char.) used in 上声
浪
(n.) wave | (char.) sth. resembling waves; to indulge, be unrestrained; dissolute
You don't have to run in the endless stream of people to buy things, just log on to the website, move your fingers and give instructions to buy things home.
今
天
不
会
下
雨
。
It is not going to rain today.
天
气
的
事
情
由
不
得
我
们
,
如
果
明
天
下
雨
,
比
赛
就
能
办
了
。
The weather is not up to us. If it rains tomorrow, the game can be held.
你
看
,
现
在
已
经
不
刮
风
了
,
也
许
明
天
不
会
下
雨
。
You see, it's not windy now, perhaps it won't rain tomorrow.
不
好
意
思
,
我
拿
不
到
上
面
的
东
西
,
你
能
帮
我
拿
一
下
吗
?
Sorry, I can't get the things on it. Can you hold them for me?
在
其
他
粮
食
不
足
的
情
况
下
,
用
橡
子
喂
猴
子
倒
是
个
办
法
。
In other cases of food shortage, feeding monkeys with acorns is a way.
不
知
道
为
什
么
,
我
今
天
觉
得
有
点
烦
,
我
可
能
得
休
息
一
下
。
I don't know why, but I feel a little bored today. I may have to have a rest.
如
果
不
舒
服
,
就
去
医
院
检
查
一
下
身
体
吧
。
If you don't feel well, go to the hospital and have a physical examination.
Because people's nutrient intake and diet patterns will affect their weight changes during the week, dieters' weight will fluctuate up and down during the week.
我
努
力
使
自
己
的
口
气
缓
和
下
来
。
I tried to soften my tone.
妈
妈
每
天
坐
首
发
班
车
下
班
回
家
。
Mother takes the first bus home from work every day.
明
天
什
么
时
候
会
下
雨
?
When is it going to rain tomorrow?
今
天
会
下
雨
吗
?
Is it going to rain today?
明
天
可
能
会
下
雪
。
It could snow tomorrow.
老
师
们
今
天
下
午
要
开
会
。
The teachers will have a meeting this afternoon.
我
下
次
还
会
选
择
这
家
饭
馆
。
I will still choose this restaurant next time.
明
天
上
午
是
晴
天
,
下
午
会
下
雪
。
It will be sunny tomorrow morning and snow in the afternoon.
Waiting for the north wind in November this year, when the north wind goes south, they will set off again.
请
在
前
边
停
车
,
我
要
下
车
。
Please stop ahead. I want to get off.
我
下
周
有
三
门
考
试
。
I have three exams next week.
有
时
候
上
班
前
打
扮
一
下
,
也
是
一
种
礼
貌
。
Sometimes to dress up before a little before you go to work is a kind of courtesy
桌
子
下
有
什
么
?
What's under the table?
我
们
下
午
在
什
么
地
方
见
?
Where shall we meet this afternoon?
我
记
下
了
他
的
电
话
,
给
了
他
一
张
我
的
名
片
。
I wrote down his phone number and gave him my business card.
外
面
在
下
雨
。
It's raining outside.
看
一
下
Take a look
山
下
有
一
头
奶
牛
。
There is a cow at the foot of the mountain.
欢
迎
下
次
再
来
。
Welcome to come here again.
下
次
请
带
翻
译
来
。
Next time, please bring an interpreter.; Next time, please bring the translation.
到
下
一
个
红
绿
灯
左
拐
。
At the next traffic light take a left turn.
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