下来

• 拼音: xià lái
• 汉字拆解: 下 = pictograph showing a line below a reference point, meaning down; 来 = simplified form of 來, meaning to come

含义

To come down. Used literally for downward movement toward the speaker, or as a complement after verbs to indicate completion, settling, or continuation of a state.

As a directional complement, 下来 indicates movement from higher to lower toward the speaker. As a resultative complement, it can mean 'to settle down' (安静下来), 'to be preserved' (保存下来), or 'to slow down' (慢下来). It contrasts with 下去 which indicates movement away from the speaker or continuation into the future.

例句

1. 请你从楼上下来，有人找你。
2. 天气慢慢凉快下来了。
3. 这个传统一直保留下来了。

用法指南

语境: everyday, description

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 她从车上下来了。(She got down from the car.)
• 会议室安静下来了。(The meeting room quietened down.)

错误说法

• 你先下来楼。(Don't split 下来 with an object in between — say 你先从楼上下来 or 你先下楼来.)

起源与历史

下 means 'down' and 来 means 'to come'. Together they indicate downward movement toward the speaker, later extended to express resultative and aspectual meanings.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal