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title: "Xiada Meaning: 下达 (xiàdá) Means “to transmit to lower levels”"
description: "下达 (traditional 下達, xiàdá) means “to transmit to lower levels; to issue (an order)”. Hear its tones, see what 下 and 达 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiada"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 下达 mean?

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下达 xiàdá

## to transmit to lower levels; to issue (an order)

## Its characters

1. 下 xià to issue
2. 达 dá to reach

## In a sentence

公司下达了新的任务。 The company issued a new assignment.

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## More words with 下 or 达

- [表达 biǎodá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoda)
- [传达 chuándá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanda)
- [达标 dábiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabiao)
- [达成 dáchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dacheng)
- [达到 dádào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadao)
- [当下 dāngxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangxia)
- [到达 dàodá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoda)
- [抵达 dǐdá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dida)
- [地下 dìxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dixia)
- [发达 fādá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fada)

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