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 | 下 | | //·xià | 动 | | | 动 [as aux. , after a verb] |
| 1 down: | | | 躺下 lie down | | | 坐下 sit down | | | 走下楼 go downstairs | | | 跑下山 run down a hill | | | 传下一道命令 send down an order | | | 她激动得流下了眼泪。 She was moved to tears. |
| 2 [indicating the capacity for holding or containing]: | | | 坐得下 can seat; seating capacity | | | 坐不下 cannot seat | | | 这房间能坐下五十人。 The room can hold (or seat) fifty people. | | | 这么多菜我吃不下。 I can't eat all this food. |
| 3 [indicating the finalizing of an action]: | | | 打下基础 lay a foundation | | | 攻下难关 break down a barrier; overcome a difficulty | | | 记下地址 write down an address | | | 准备下必需的材料 prepare all necessary materials |
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| 下2 | | xià | 动 | | | 1 proceed down from; descend: | | | 下床 get out of bed | | | 下楼 descend the stairs; go or come downstairs | | | 下山 descend the mountain; come or go down a mountain | | | 顺流而下 sail or go downstream |
| 2 get off or get out of (a conveyance); alight; disembark: | | | 下车 get off a car or bus | | | 下电梯 get off an elevator | | | 下飞机 get off a plane; alight from a plane; disembark |
| 3 (of rain, snow, etc. ) come down; fall: | | | 下雨 rain | | | 下雪 snow | | | 下雹子了。 It's hailing. | | | 下霜了。 There is frost. | | | 下雾了。 There's a fog. | | | 雪下得很大。 A heavy snow is falling. or It's snowing hard. |
| 4 issue (an order, etc. ); deliver; send out (an invitation, etc. ): | | | 下命令 issue (or give) orders | | | 下请帖 send an invitation | | | 我们早下过通知了。 We have already sent out notices. |
| 5 go to (a place usu. thought of as lower or below): | | | 下地狱 go to hell | | | 下馆子 go to eat in a restaurant; eat out | | | 厂长下车间了。 The factory director has gone to the workshop. |
| 6 leave (the stage, field, etc. ); exit: | | | 这场戏你从右边的旁门下。 In this scene, you exit stage right. | | | 换人，四号下，三号上。 Substitution, No. 3 on, No. 4 off. |
| 7 put in (ingredients or components of food, fertilizer, poison, capital, etc. ); cast: | | | 下肥料 apply fertilizer | | | 下面条 place noodles in a pot of boiling water; cook noodles in boiling water | | | 下作料 put in the condiments; add seasonings; season | | | 下网捞鱼 cast a net to catch fish |
| 8 play (a board game); make a move (in a board game): | | | 下围棋 play go | | | 该你下了。 Your move. |
| 9 take down or off; dismantle; unload: | | | 下了歹徒的枪 disarm the brigand | | | 把纱窗下下来 take the screen window off | | | 船上的货还没下完。 The cargo is not fully unloaded yet. |
| 10 give (a definition, conclusion, etc. ): | | | 下定义 give a definition；define | | | 下结论 draw a conclusion | | | 下决心 make a resolution;determine;resolve to |
| 11 apply; use: | | | 下刀 cut; slice; put a knife to | | | 下力气 apply strength; make an effort; exert oneself |
| 12 (of animals) give birth to; drop (a litter); lay (eggs): | | | 下了一窝小猪 give birth to (or drop) a litter of piglets |
| 13 capture (a city); take: | | | 连下数城 take several cities in succession |
| 14 give in: | | | 相持不下 deadlock |
| 15 get off (work); get out of (class): | | | 下夜班 come off night duty | | | 课早下了。 The class was over a long time ago. |
| 16 [in the negative] less than; at least: | | | 参加大会的不下三千人。 No less than 3 000 people attended the conference. or At least 3 000 people came to the conference. |
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| 下3 | | xià | 量 | | | 1 a [for verbs of action] stroke; time(s): | | | 敲三下门 give three knocks on the door | | | 推了我一下 gave me a push | | | 打了孩子几下 spanked the child a couple of times | | | 摇了几下旗子 waved the flag a few times | | | b 〈方〉 [for the capacity of a container]: |
| | | 瓶子里装了半下墨水。 The bottle is half full of ink. | | 这么大碗面条，他足足吃了三下。 He wolfed down three large bowls of noodles. |
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| 2 [after 两 or 几] skill; ability; capability: | | | 我就会这么两下。 That's all I can do. | | | 想不到他还有几下。 I never expected him to be so capable. |
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