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下楼 (xià lóu): To go downstairs — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

下楼 consists of 2 characters.

multi-storied building

Word Info

Pinyinxià lóu

Meaningto go downstairs

Characters2

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 下楼.

Words with 下

下午xià wǔHSK 1
下班xià bānHSK 1
下课xià kèHSK 1
下雨xià yǔHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
下去xià quHSK 2
下来xià laiHSK 2
下面xià miànHSK 2

Words with 楼

楼梯lóu tīHSK 3
楼道lóu dàoHSK 6
酒楼jiǔ lóuHSK 7-9
阁楼gé lóuHSK 7-9
上楼shàng lóu
大楼dà lóu
戍楼shùlóu
楼上lóu shàng

3.

Example Sentences with 下楼

qǐng请

fú扶

zhe着

fú扶

shǒu手

xià下

lóu楼

。

Please hold the handrail when going downstairs.

qǐng请

xiǎo小

xīn心

dì地

zǒu走

xià下

lóu楼

tī梯

。

tā他

chū出

mén门

shí时

shùn顺

shǒu手

bǎ把

lā垃

jī圾

dài

lǎo老

rén人

jiā家

shēn身

zi子

gǔ骨

hái还

tǐng挺

yìng硬

lǎng

yóu由

yú于

nián年

qīng轻

shí时

xī膝

gài盖

shòu受

guò过

shāng

Please walk down the stairs carefully.

带

xià下

lóu楼

rēng扔

le了

，

zhēn真

shì是

gè个

xì细

xīn心

de的

rén人

。

When he went out, he took the trash downstairs and threw it away while he was at it. He's such a thoughtful person.

朗

，

měi每

tiān天

dōu都

néng能

xià下

lóu楼

sàn散

bù步

。

The elderly person's body is still quite sturdy, able to go downstairs for a walk every day.

伤

，

tā他

xiàn现

zài在

shàng上

xià下

lóu楼

tī梯

dōu都

gé格

wài外

xiǎo小

xīn心

jǐn谨

shèn慎

。

Because he injured his knee when he was young, he is now extra careful when going up and down stairs.