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下面

xià miàn · xia mian

Traditional 下麵

HSK 3

Meaning

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xià miàn 下面

  1. below
  2. under
  3. next
  4. the following
  5. also pr. [xià mian]

xià miàn 下麵

  1. to boil noodles
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Where is the ball?

  1. Liangliang

    球(qiú)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)！我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)了(le)半天(bàntiān)了(le)。

    The ball is gone! I've been looking for ages.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看看(kànkan)桌子(zhuōzi)下面(xiàmiàn)。

    Look under the table.

  3. Liangliang

    桌子(zhuōzi)下面(xiàmiàn)没有(méiyǒu)，椅子(yǐzi)下面(xiàmiàn)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)。

    Not under the table, not under the chair either.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)包(bāo)下面(xiàmiàn)呢(ne)？

    What about under your bag?

  5. Liangliang

    咦(yí)，球(qiú)在(zài)包(bāo)下面(xiàmiàn)！

    Huh, the ball is under the bag!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)下(xià)面(miàn)的(de)句(jù)子(zi)翻(fān)译(yì)一(yí)下(xià)。

Please translate the sentence below.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xiaofeng502190 · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

小(xiǎo)猫(māo)躲(duǒ)在(zài)桌(zhuō)子(zi)下(xià)面(miàn)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)。

The kitten is hiding under the table sleeping.

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下
xià

down; downwards

面
miàn

face; side

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