下来
xiàlaiTraditional 下來
(after a verb) indicates completion or continuation from past to present (as in 坚持下来)
Every meaning
xiàlai
- (after a verb) indicates completion or continuation from past to present (as in 坚持下来)
- to come down
- (after a verb) indicates motion downward or toward the speaker (as in 坐下来)
- (after an adjective) indicates a growing state (as in 静下来)
In the Library
有一次，他提着一大袋饭菜在一楼等了五分钟，电梯一层一层地停，就是不下来。
Its characters
Words with 下
Words with 来
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).