零下

• 拼音: líng xià
• 汉字拆解: 零 (líng) — zero; 下 (xià) — below, under

含义

Below zero; sub-zero. Used to describe temperatures below freezing point.

Always used before a temperature number to indicate negative degrees Celsius. Common in weather reports and daily conversation about cold weather. The opposite is 零上 (above zero), though 零上 is often omitted for positive temperatures.

例句

1. 今天的温度是零下五度。
2. 冬天这里经常零下二十度。
3. 零下的天气出门要多穿衣服。

用法指南

语境: weather, everyday

语气: informative

正确说法

• 明天零下十度，别忘了穿大衣。(It'll be minus ten tomorrow — don't forget your coat.)
• 北京冬天经常零下。(Beijing often goes below zero in winter.)

错误说法

• 不要说'零下很多' (Don't say 零下很多 — specify the number, like 零下二十度)

起源与历史

Compound of 零 (zero) and 下 (below). A straightforward directional compound indicating below the zero mark on a thermometer.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal