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在 + … + 下

Under …

在 X 下 places something under X: 在树下 “under the tree”.

In stories

  1. 糖糖坐在桌子下，看着爸爸。

    猫和鱼 · The cat and the fish HSK 2

  2. 她坐在门口的树下。

    汉字里的画 · Chinese characters that look like pictures HSK 3

  3. 乐乐站在路灯下，打开本子，一页一页地看。

    五个名字 · Five names in the snow HSK 3

  4. 一个夏天的下午，别的学生坐在一棵大松树下聊天。

    七十二变 · Seventy-Two Changes HSK 3

Read 猫和鱼

What does 在 + … + 下 mean in Chinese?

Under …. 在 X 下 places something under X: 在树下 “under the tree”.

How common is 在 + … + 下?

It comes up in 9 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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