下 xià▶ abajo

Stroke order

下 is written in 3 strokes.

• 下

Senses

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

Example sentences

• 猫在椅子下。Māo zài yǐzi xià.The cat is under the chair.
• 我们下午去商店。Wǒmen xiàwǔ qù shāngdiàn.We go to the store in the afternoon.

Related words

• 下午tarde
• 下雨lluvia; llover
• 一下en breve
• 下载descargar
• 下属subordinado
• 不相上下más o menos lo mismo; igualado

下 is pronounced xià and means “abajo”. It belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 下 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.