下

• 拼音: xià
• 汉字拆解: 下 = ideograph of a mark below a base line, indicating downward or below

含义

Down; below; to go down; next. The counterpart of 上, used as a direction word, a verb for descending, and to indicate the next instance.

As a location word, 下 means below or under (桌子下面). As a verb, it means to go down (下楼), to get off (下车), to rain or snow (下雨, 下雪), or to finish (下课 end class). It also marks the next occurrence: 下个月 (next month), 下次 (next time). Extremely common in daily conversation.

例句

1. 下课以后我们去吃饭。
2. 外面下雨了。
3. 下个月我要去上海。

用法指南

语境: everyday, directions, time, weather

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们下车吧，到了。(Let's get off, we've arrived.)
• 下次我请你吃饭。(Next time I'll treat you to a meal.)

错误说法

• 说'下来雨了'来表示下雨。(Don't say 下来雨了 — say 下雨了 to mean it's raining)

起源与历史

An ideographic character showing a short stroke below a horizontal line, indicating the concept of below or downward.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal