下
Character Breakdown
Definitions
- (verb) down
- downwards
- below
- lower
- later
- next (week etc)
- second (of two parts)
- to decline
- to go down
- to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- measure word to show the frequency of an action
Example Sentences
请坐下。
Qǐng zuò xià
Please sit down
Words Containing 下
Related Words
Grammar Notes
Time Expression PlacementHSK 1
Subject + Time + Verb + Object (or) Time + Subject + Verb + Object
Location with 在HSK 1
Subject + 在 + Place + Verb (or) Subject + 在 + Place
Ability with 会HSK 1
Subject + 会 + Verb + Object
Because/So (因为...所以)HSK 2
因为 + Reason, 所以 + Result
Directional 来/去HSK 2
Verb + Direction Verb + 来/去
Appears in these articles
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HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- HSK 1
- HSK 2.0
- HSK 1
- HSK Lord study list
- HSK 1 list
下: HSK 1 on both the old and the new exam. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
On the new HSK 1 exam
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Frequently Asked Questions
Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.