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title: "Xiayou Meaning: 下游 (xiàyóu) Means “lower reaches”"
description: "下游 (xiàyóu) means “lower reaches (of a river)”. Hear its tones, see what 下 and 游 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiayou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 下游 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

下游 xiàyóu

## lower reaches (of a river)

## It can also mean

- downstream (of an industry)

## Its characters

1. 下 xià down
2. 游 yóu to travel

## In a sentence

这条河的下游有很多村庄。 There are many villages on the lower reaches of this river.

[More about 下游](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%8B%E6%B8%B8)

## More words with 下 or 游

- [出游 chūyóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuyou)
- [当下 dāngxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangxia)
- [导游 dǎoyóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoyou)
- [地下 dìxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dixia)
- [零下 língxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingxia)
- [留下 liúxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuxia)
- [旅游 lǚyóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luyou)
- [如下 rúxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ruxia)
- [上下 shàngxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangxia)
- [上游 shàngyóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangyou)

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