下
属

Subordinate in Chinese: 下属 (xià shǔ)

xià shǔ

subordinate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 下屬1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1subordinate
  2. 2underling

Stroke order

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下
属

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄨˇ

shǔ

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

下属

Simplified

下屬

Traditional

Example sentences

See 下属 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他对自己的下属很严格。

    tā duì zì jǐ de xià shǔ hěn yán gé。

    He is very strict with his subordinates.

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Related words

下

xià

down

属

shǔ

category

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

金属

jīn shǔ

metal

属于

shǔ yú

to be classified as

下载

xià zǎi

to download

楼下

lóu xià

downstairs

下班

xià bān

to finish work

下边

xià bian

under

下车

xià chē

to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)

下次

xià cì

next time

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