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下
Mandarin · pinyin xià
Meanings
- down
- downwards
- below
- lower
- later
- next (week etc)
- second (of two parts)
- to decline
- to go down
- to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- measure word to show the frequency of an action
Characters in this entry
- 下
- xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
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Mandarin tones
4 · xia4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
haa5 · haa6
Cantonese word readings for 下. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- lower part of; under; beneath
- under the influence of; with
- lower; located below
- later; next
- (literary, archaic) lesser (that which is lower in rank, quality, or significance)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) inferior, poor
- (literary or Xiang) low
character · Etymology 1
- to go down; to descend (as complement) downwards; down
- to go down; to descend (as complement) downwards; down — (as complement) completely, thoroughly
- to get out of; to leave; to alight; to get off
- to get out of; to leave; to alight; to get off — to finish, to complete
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to go to somewhere considered poor or inferior
- to give or issue something to an inferior person
- to give or issue something to an inferior person — to send an invitation
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to stay the night
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to conquer
- (colloquial) short for 下載 (“to download”)
- (colloquial) short for 下線 (“to log out”)
character · Etymology 1
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — to use; to start doing something; to put in an effort
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — to sow; to plant
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — to give money; to put in capital
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — (chiefly Mandarin, Jin) to rain or snow
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — (chiefly Mandarin, Jin) to give birth (as an animal)
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — (Mandarin) to move (in chess)
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — (chiefly Mandarin, Wu) to put food into boiling water
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — (Hokkien) to bribe
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — (Min, Taishanese) to put in; to add (a condiment, etc.)
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — (Hokkien) to load; to ship
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — (Hokkien) to make a vow
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — (Hokkien, Ningbonese) to fertilize
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — (Ningbonese) to fill (ammunition)
- (transitive) (with limited objects, often figuratively) to put something down — (Hakka) to remove, to take off (especially a hat)
character · Etymology 1
- Classifier for the number of occurrences: time
- (colloquial) (as complement) short for 一下 — for a short time; for one moment
- (colloquial) (as complement) short for 一下 — give something a go
- (historical, obsolete) synonym of 點 /点 (diǎn): an ancient unit of time, equal to 24 minutes
character · Etymology 2
- (Eastern, Min, Southern) low; short
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