下 (haa6 haa6*2 haa5 | xia4) : down; under

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下

haa6 haa6*2 haa5

xia4

[1] [v] put down [2] [v] lay [3] [v] fall [4] [v] descend [5] [v] begin [6] below; under [7] inferior; lower [8] next

Stroke count: 3

Level: 1

Radical: 一 (#1)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

下

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 16:52

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下雪 haa6 syut3 xia4 xue3 = snowing 國

以下 ji5 haa6 yi3 xia4 = below; under

一下 jat1 haa5 yi1 xia4 = awhile; once

下午 haa6 ng5 xia4 wu3 = afternoon; P.M.

下個月 haa6 go3 jyut6 xia4 ge4 yue4 = next month

下晝 haa6 zau3 = afternoon

下雨 haa6 jyu5 xia4 yu3 = to rain; raining 國

下水道 haa6 seoi2 dou6 xia4 shui3 dao4 = sewer; cloaca

樓下 lau4 haa6 lou2 xia4 = downstairs

下次 haa6 ci3 xia4 ci4 = the next time
See all 253 compounds (CantoDict reports 263 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 32 examples containing 下

我下個星期就返香港啦。粵
I'm going back to Hong Kong next week.

對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。國
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.

我突然好癐，等我瞓一下。粵
I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit.

下次一樣粵
"Next time, (you do it) the same way"
[eg: when showing someone the correct way to do something.]

多謝你嘅幫襯。下次再嚟過。粵
Thank you for your business. Come back next time.

聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！國
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.

你覺得聖誕節當天會不會下雪？國
Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day?

如果下雪的話，我要堆雪人！國
If it snows I will make a snowman!

我突然好攰，等我瞓一下。粵
I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit.

我病到死死下! 粵
I am so ill I feel like dying!

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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