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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
SyntaxNoun
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
wǒ我
zhàn站
zài在
shān山
dǐng顶
fǔ俯
shì视
xià下
miàn
tā他
zhàn站
zài在
xuán悬
yá崖
de的
biān边
yuán缘
，
tā他
zhàn站
zài在
xuán悬
yá崖
biān边
，
kàn看
zhe着

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
面
。
The kitten is hiding under the table.
面
de的
fáng房
zi子
。
I stand on the mountaintop and look down at the houses below.
kàn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.
xià下
miàn面
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
。
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking at the scenery below.
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