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以下

yǐ xià · yi xia

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Meaning

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  1. that level or lower
  2. that amount or less
  3. the following
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Tickets and height

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这个(zhège)公园(gōngyuán)的(de)门票(ménpiào)多少钱(duōshaoqián)？

    Dengdeng, how much is a ticket for this park?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)牌子(páizi)，十二岁(shíèrsuì)以下(yǐxià)的(de)孩子(háizi)不用(bùyòng)买票(mǎipiào)。

    Look at the sign. Children under twelve do not need a ticket.

  3. Leon

    那(nà)十二岁(shíèrsuì)以上(yǐshàng)呢(ne)？

    And over twelve?

  4. Dengdeng

    要(yào)买(mǎi)，二十块(èrshíkuài)。一米二(yīmǐèr)以下(yǐxià)也(yě)不用(bùyòng)买(mǎi)。

    You buy one, twenty yuan. Under 1.2 metres also needs no ticket.

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)一米八(yīmǐbā)，如果(rúguǒ)我(wǒ)弯着(wānzhe)腰(yāo)走(zǒu)，行吗(xíngma)？

    I am 1.8 metres. Would it work if I walk bent over?

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)要(yào)弯着(wānzhe)腰(yāo)走(zǒu)一整个(yīzhěnggè)公园(gōngyuán)。

    Then you will have to walk bent over through the whole park.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

以(yǐ)下(xià)是(shì)我(wǒ)们(men)怎(zěn)么(me)做(zuò)的(de)。

Here's how we do it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)是(shì)阿(ā)尔(ěr)及(jí)利(lì)亚(yà)最(zuì)优(yōu)秀(xiù)的(de)18岁(suì)以(yǐ)下(xià)篮(lán)球(qiú)选(xuǎn)手(shǒu)。

These are Algeria's best under-18 basketball players.

Tatoeba: Chinese by morningstar · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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以
yǐ

to use; by means of

下
xià

down; downwards

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