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底下

dǐ xia · di xia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. the location below sth
  2. afterwards
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Under the table

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)找(zhǎo)什么(shénme)？

    What are you looking for?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)，好像(hǎoxiàng)掉(diào)到(dào)桌子(zhuōzi)底下(dǐxia)了(le)。

    My phone. It seems to have fallen under the table.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)，底下(dǐxia)很(hěn)黑(hēi)。

    Let me look. It's dark down there.

  4. Dengdeng

    底下(dǐxia)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What's down there?

  5. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)袜子(wàzi)，两个(liǎnggè)硬币(yìngbì)，还(hái)有(yǒu)你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)。

    A sock, two coins, and your phone.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)去年(qùnián)丢(diū)的(de)袜子(wàzi)！

    That's the sock I lost last year!

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2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)桌(zhuō)子(zi)底(dǐ)下(xia)找(zhǎo)到(dào)了(le)她(tā)的(de)钱(qián)包(bāo)。

She found her purse under the desk.

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02

钥(yào)匙(shi)掉(diào)到(dào)沙(shā)发(fā)底(dǐ)下(xia)去(qù)了(le)，我(wǒ)够(gòu)不(bu)着(zháo)。

The keys fell under the sofa, and I can't reach them.

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底
dǐ

background; bottom

下
xià

down; downwards

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