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下

xià · xia

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Meaning

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  1. down
  2. downwards
  3. below
  4. lower
  5. later
  6. next (week etc)
  7. second (of two parts)
  8. to decline
  9. to go down
  10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. measure word to show the frequency of an action
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Why didn't you say so?

  1. Liangliang

    外面(wàimiàn)下雨(xiàyǔ)了(le)。

    It's raining outside.

  2. Dengdeng

    下(xià)得(de)大吗(dàma)？

    Is it raining hard?

  3. Liangliang

    很(hěn)大(dà)。你(nǐ)带(dài)伞(sǎn)了吗(lema)？

    Very hard. Did you bring an umbrella?

  4. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)。我们(wǒmen)等(děng)雨(yǔ)小(xiǎo)一点(yīdiǎn)再(zài)下楼(xiàlóu)吧(ba)。

    No. Let's wait for the rain to ease, then go downstairs.

  5. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)等(děng)，我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)伞(sǎn)。

    No need to wait, I brought an umbrella.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)早(zǎo)说(shuō)？我们(wǒmen)早就(zǎojiù)下楼(xiàlóu)了(le)！

    Why didn't you say so earlier? We'd have gone downstairs long ago!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)您(nín)在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)等(děng)一(yí)下(xià)。

Please wait here for a moment.

02

他(tā)低(dī)下(xià)头(tóu)，什(shén)么(me)也(yě)没(méi)说(shuō)。

He lowered his head and said nothing.

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