下[xià]

名

1. (used alone, esp. in contrast to 上) below

♦ 上有父母, ~有儿女 have parents above and children below—have a large family to take care of

2. (used after a preposition) down; downward

♦ 往~看 look down at sth.

♦ 他将帽沿向~拉了拉。 He pulled his hat down a little.

3. (used after a noun) under

♦ 树~ under a tree

♦ 山~ at the foot of a hill

♦ 零~五度 five degrees below zero

♦ 在月光~散步 take a walk in the moonlight

4. (used before a noun) lower (in position, rank, or quality)

♦ 分为上、中、~三等 divided into three grades: the upper, the middle and the lower

♦ 那本书在书架的最~一层。 The book is on the bottom shelf.

5. next (in time or order); latter; second

♦ ~次 next time

♦ ~礼拜 next week

♦ ~个世纪 next century

♦ ~两批 the next two batches

♦ ~一班车 the next bus or train

6. the second of two or the last of three

♦ ~集 Volume Two or Three; Vol.

1. or III /

~半学期 the second (or latter) half of the term (indicating scope, state, condition, etc.)

♦ 在党的领导~ under the leadership of the Party

♦ 在这种情况~ in (or under) such circumstances  (used in certain time expressions):时下Ⅱ副 (used before a verb) downward; down: 防止圆木~滑 prevent the logs from rolling down

2. down

♦ 坐~ sit down

♦ 躺~ lie down

♦ 传~一道命令 send down an order

♦ 走~楼 go downstairs

3. (indicating the capacity for holding or containing)

♦ 坐得~ can seat

♦ 坐不~ cannot seat

♦ 这么多菜我吃不~。 I can't eat all this food.

动

1. come or go down from; descend

♦ ~山 descend the mountain; come or go down a mountain

♦ ~楼 descend the stairs; go or come downstairs

♦ ~床 get out of bed

♦ 顺流而~ sail or go downstream

2. get off (a conveyance); alight

♦ ~车 get off a car or bus

♦ ~电梯 get off an elevator

♦ ~飞机 get off a plane; alight from a plane

3. (of rain, snow, etc.) come down; fall

♦ ~雨 rain

♦ ~雪 snow

♦ ~雹子了。 It's hailing.

♦ ~霜了。 There is frost.

♦ 雪~得很大。 The snow is falling heavily. or It's snowing hard.

4. issue (an order, etc.); deliver; send out (an invitation, etc.)

♦ ~命令 issue (or give) orders

♦ ~请帖 send an invitation

♦ 我们早~过通知了。 We have already sent out notices.

5. go to (a place thought of as lower or below)

♦ ~地狱 go down to hell

♦ ~馆子 go and eat in a restaurant

6. leave (the stage, field, etc.); exit

♦ 换人, 四号~, 三号上。 Substitution, No. 3 for No. 4.

7. put in (ingredients of food, fertilizer, poison, capital, etc.); cast

♦ ~作料 put in the condiments; add the ingredients

♦ ~面条 put noodles in a pot of boiling water to cook; cook noodles in boiling water

8. play (a board game); make a move (in a board game)

♦ ~围棋 play go

♦ 该你~了。 Your turn to make a move.

9. take down or off; dismantle; unload

♦ 把纱窗~下来 take the screen window off

♦ 船上的货还没~完。 The cargo hasn't all been unloaded yet.

10. give (a definition, conclusion, etc.)

♦ ~定义 give a definition; define

♦ ~决心 make a resolution; determine

♦ ~结论 draw a conclusion

11. apply; use

♦ ~力气 put forth strength; make an effort; exert oneself

♦ ~刀 get a knife into sth.

12. (of animals) give birth to; drop (a litter); lay (eggs)

♦ ~了一窝小猪 give birth to (or drop) a litter of piglets

13. capture (a city); take

♦ 连~数城 take several cities in succession

14. give in

♦ 相持不下

15. get off (work); get out of (class)

♦ ~夜班 come off night duty

♦ 早~课了。 The class has long been dismissed.

16. (used in the negative) be less than

♦ 参加大会的不~三千人。 No less than 3, 000 people attended the conference.

量

1. (for verbs of action) stroke; time(s)

♦ 钟敲了三~。 The clock struck three times.

♦ 推了我一~ gave me a push

2. (used after 两 or 几) what one is good at or capable of

♦ 想不到他还有几~。 I never expected him to be so capable.

♦ 我就会这么两~。 That's all I can do.