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HSK 2
HSK 1
下
xià
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
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
一下
yīxià
(used after a verb) give it a go
上下
shàngxià
up and down
下世
xiàshì
to die
下令
xiàlìng
to give an order
下任
xiàrèn
next office holder
下来
xiàlai
to come down
下修
xiàxiū
to revise downward
下凡
xiàfán
to descend to the world (of immortals)
下列
xiàliè
following
下午
xiàwǔ
afternoon
下半
xiàbàn
second half
下去
xiàqù
to go down
下唇
xiàchún
lower lip
下单
xiàdān
to place an order
下回
xiàhuí
next chapter
下坡
xiàpō
downhill
下垂
xiàchuí
to droop
下场
xiàchǎng
to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
下场
xiàchang
the end
下家
xiàjiā
player whose turn comes next (in a game)
Example Sentences (4)
雨下得真大。你怎么回去？我送你吧。
Yǔ xià de zhēn dà. Nǐ zěnme huí qù?Wǒ sòng nǐ ba.
It's raining really hard. How will you get back? I'll give you a ride.
Text 3
你说得对，我现在累得下了班就想睡觉。
Nǐ shuō de duì, wǒ xiànzài lèi de xià le bān jiù xiǎng shuìjiào.
You're right; I'm so tired now that as soon as I get off work I just want to sleep.
Text 1
上山容易下山难，你不知道？
Shàng shān róng yì xià shān nán, nǐ bù zhīdao?
Going uphill is easy, going downhill is hard—don't you know?
Text 1
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 41
- Word Frequency Rank
- 145 of 84,292