xià

below; under; down

Type: NounsHSK 1
Character origin

One line below another. It's what lies underneath.

Did you know?

The opposite of 上. As a verb: 下车 (to get off a vehicle). It also means 'below' (桌子下). In time, it marks 'next' (下星期, next week).

Example sentence

猫在桌子下。

Māo zài zhuōzi xià.

The cat is under the table.

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