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楼下

lóu xià · lou xia

Traditional 樓下

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. downstairs
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The singing neighbour

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，楼下(lóuxià)好(hǎo)吵(chǎo)啊(a)！

    Dengdeng, it is so noisy downstairs!

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)楼下(lóuxià)的(de)王奶奶(wángnǎinai)在(zài)唱歌(chànggē)。

    Grandma Wang downstairs is singing.

  3. Liangliang

    唱到(chàngdào)几点(jǐdiǎn)了(le)？

    Until what time?

  4. Dengdeng

    她(tā)说(shuō)唱到(chàngdào)十点(shídiǎn)就(jiù)停(tíng)。

    She said she will stop at ten.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)九点(jiǔdiǎn)五十九分(wǔshíjiǔfēn)了(le)！

    It is nine fifty-nine now!

  6. Dengdeng

    十点(shídiǎn)了(le)。楼下(lóuxià)的(de)奶奶(nǎinai)说(shuō)，再(zài)唱(chàng)一首(yīshǒu)！

    It is ten. Grandma downstairs says: one more song!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)大(dà)衣(yī)忘(wàng)在(zài)楼(lóu)下(xià)了(le)。

Tom left his coat downstairs.

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

02

我(wǒ)的(de)房(fáng)间(jiān)就(jiù)在(zài)楼(lóu)下(xià)。

My room is just below.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by U2FS · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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楼
lóu

house with more than 1 story; storied building

下
xià

down; downwards

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