To go downstairs in Chinese: 下楼 (xià lóu)

xià lóu

to go downstairs

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 下樓1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to go downstairs

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

/ x/ i/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄡˊ

lóu

/ l/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

下楼

Simplified

下樓

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 妈妈让我下楼去买东西。

    mā ma ràng wǒ xià lóu qù mǎi dōng xī。

    Mom told me to go downstairs to buy something.

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