下
游

Lower reaches (of a river) in Chinese: 下游 (xià yóu)

xià yóu

lower reaches (of a river)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lower reaches (of a river)
  2. 2lower level
  3. 3lower echelon
  4. 4downstream

Stroke order

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下
游

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄡˊ

yóu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这条大河的下游住着很多人。

    zhè tiáo dà hé de xià yóu zhù zhe hěn duō rén。

    Many people live along the lower reaches of this big river.

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Related words

下

xià

down

游

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to swim

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

旅游

lǚ yóu

trip

游泳

yóu yǒng

swimming

游戏

yóu xì

game

导游

dǎo yóu

tour guide

下载

xià zǎi

to download

游览

yóu lǎn

to go sightseeing

楼下

lóu xià

downstairs

下班

xià bān

to finish work

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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