下
边

Under in Chinese: 下边 (xià bian)

xià bian

under

HSK 3.0 Level 1Traditional: 下邊1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1under
  2. 2the underside
  3. 3below

Stroke order

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下
边

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄅㄧㄢ

bian

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄢ/ an

Simplified & traditional

下边

Simplified

下邊

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 猫在桌子下边睡觉。

    māo zài zhuō zi xià bian shuì jiào。

    The cat is sleeping under the table.

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Related words

下

xià

down

边

biān

side

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

旁边

páng biān

side

右边

yòu bian

right side

左边

zuǒ bian

left

一边

yī biān

one side

下载

xià zǎi

to download

北边

běi biān

north

东边

dōng bian

east

后边

hòu bian

the back

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