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下面 (xià miàn): Below (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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下 • xià • down; below • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
xià下

down; below

面 • miàn • side; aspect; surface • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
miàn面

side; aspect; surface

Word Info

Pinyinxià miàn
Meaningbelow
Characters2
HSK3.0 Level 2
SyntaxNoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 下面.

Words with 下
  • 下午xià wǔafternoon
  • 下班xià bānto finish work
  • 下课xià kèto finish class
  • 下雨xià yǔrain
  • 一下yī xià[used after a verb] give something a go
  • 下去xià quto go down
  • 下来xià laito come down
  • 以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower
Words with 面
  • 前面qián miànfront
  • 后面hòu miànat the back; behind; later
  • 面条儿miàn tiáo rnoodles
  • 上面shàng miànon top of
外面
wài miàn
outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  • 里面lǐ miàninside
  • 面条miàn tiáonoodles
  • 见面jiàn miànto meet
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 下面

    wǒ我
    de的
    shū书
    zài在
    zhuō桌
    zi子
    xià下
    miàn面
    。
    My book is under the table.
    xiǎo小
    māo猫
    duǒ躲
    cáng藏
    zài在
    zhuō桌
    zi子
    xià下
    miàn面
    wǒ我
    zhàn站
    zài在
    shān山
    dǐng顶
    fǔ俯
    shì视
    xià下
    miàn面
    tā他
    zhàn站
    zài在
    xuán悬
    yá崖
    de的
    biān边
    yuán缘
    ，
    kàn
    tā他
    zhàn站
    zài在
    xuán悬
    yá崖
    biān边
    ，
    kàn看
    zhe着
    xià
    。
    The kitten is hiding under the table.
    de的
    fáng房
    zi子
    。
    I stand on the mountaintop and look down at the houses below.
    看
    zhe着
    xià下
    miàn面
    de的
    fēng风
    jǐng景
    。
    He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking at the scenery below.
    下
    miàn面
    de的
    fēng风
    jǐng景
    。
    He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking at the scenery below.