下
xià
latter; second (half) (as in 下半月)
Every meaning
xià
- latter; second (half) (as in 下半月)
- down; below; under
- next; later (as in 下次)
- (coll.) to download (short for 下载)
- (used after a verb) down; off
- to play (chess or other board game)
- (of rain or snow) to fall
- classifier for actions: times; strokes
- to issue; to make (an order, a decision)
- to go down; to get off
- (coll.) to download (short for 下载)
- to put in; to apply (effort, thought etc, as in 下功夫)
- (after a verb) down; off; done and kept (写下 “write down”, 脱下 “take off”, 创下 “set (a record)”)
- to lay (eggs); to give birth to (animals)
- to fall (rain, snow)
In a sentence
下个星期我们去上海。
We're going to Shanghai next week.
Written by Claude and checked by our reader.
In the Library
下了车,我看了看手机。
在医院里,两个老人下了一上午的棋。
公园里的朋友 · Friends in the park · HSK 2
咪咪也走了进来,看了一会儿,就在小床旁边睡下了。
爷爷的房间 · Inside Grandpa’s room · HSK 2
Words with 下
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).