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title: "Lingxia Meaning: 零下 (língxià) Means “below zero”"
description: "零下 (língxià) means “below zero”. Hear its tones, see what 零 and 下 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingxia"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 零下 mean?

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零下 língxià

## below zero

## Its characters

1. 零 líng zero
2. 下 xià down

## In a sentence

今天早上温度降到了零下。 The temperature has fallen below zero this morning.

[More about 零下](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9B%B6%E4%B8%8B)

## More words with 零 or 下

- [当下 dāngxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangxia)
- [地下 dìxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dixia)
- [零件 língjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingjian)
- [零食 língshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingshi)
- [零售 língshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingshou)
- [留下 liúxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuxia)
- [如下 rúxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ruxia)
- [上下 shàngxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangxia)
- [私下 sīxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sixia)
- [天下 tiānxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tianxia)

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