What does 零下 mean in Chinese?

零下 (líng xià) means "below zero" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 零下?

零下 is pronounced "líng xià" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

零下 is made up of the characters 零, 下. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 零下 using our stroke order tool.

零下

líng xià

below zero

今天零下五度。

Jīntiān língxià wǔ dù

It's minus five degrees today

HSK 3.0: Level 2

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