下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn 立 lì to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately syn 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 关闭 關閉 guān bì to close / to shut (a window etc) / (of a shop, school etc) to shut down syn 降低 jiàng dī to reduce / to lower / to bring down syn 对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry / excuse me / I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down / to disappoint syn 打击 打擊 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music) syn 放下 fàng xià to lay down / to put down / to let go of / to relinquish / to set aside / to lower (the blinds etc) syn 节省 節省 jié shěng saving / to save / to use sparingly / to cut down on syn 记载 記載 jì zǎi to write down / to record / written account syn 打量 dǎ liang to size sb up / to look sb up and down / to take the measure of / to suppose / to reckon syn 流传 流傳 liú chuán to spread / to circulate / to hand down syn 封闭 封閉 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) syn 安置 ān zhì to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / to get into bed / placement syn 分解 fēn jiě to resolve / to decompose / to break down syn 起伏 qǐ fú to move up and down / to undulate / ups and downs syn 鄙视 鄙視 bǐ shì to despise / to disdain / to look down upon syn 以致 yǐ zhì to such an extent as to / down to / up to syn 封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade / to seal off / to lock down syn 下调 下調 xià diào to demote / to pass down to a lower unit 以至 yǐ zhì down to / up to / to such an extent as to ... / also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2] syn 辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations) / unworthy (of trust) / to let down / to betray (hopes) / to disappoint 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài knee / (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) syn 遗留 遺留 yí liú to leave behind / to hand down syn 看不起 kàn bu qǐ to look down upon / to despise syn 瘫痪 癱瘓 tān huàn (medicine) to suffer paralysis / (fig.) to be paralyzed / to break down / to come to a standstill syn 朴实 樸實 pǔ shí plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest syn 摔倒 shuāi dǎo to fall down / to slip and fall / to throw sb to the ground syn 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ to count backwards (from 10 down to 0) / to count down / from the bottom (lines on a page) / from the back (rows of seats) 对联 對聯 duì lián rhyming couplet / pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway / CL:副[fu4],幅[fu2] syn 打压 打壓 dǎ yā to suppress / to beat down 取缔 取締 qǔ dì to suppress / to crack down on / to prohibit syn 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo to turn upside down / to reverse / back to front / confused / deranged / crazy syn 查获 查獲 chá huò to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) syn 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì to go bankrupt / to close down syn 押金 yā jīn deposit / down payment 鞠躬 jū gōng to bow / (literary) to bend down syn 牵制 牽制 qiān zhì to control / to curb / to restrict / to impede / to pin down (enemy troops) syn 停滞 停滯 tíng zhì stagnation / at a standstill / bogged down syn 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down / to find sth utterly irresistible syn 下地 xià dì to go down to the fields / to get up from bed / to leave one's sickbed / to be born 俯视 俯視 fǔ shì to overlook / to look down at syn 羽绒服 羽絨服 yǔ róng fú down-filled garment 贬低 貶低 biǎn dī to belittle / to disparage / to play down / to demean / to degrade / to devalue syn 藐视 藐視 miǎo shì to despise / to look down on syn 狼吞虎咽 狼吞虎嚥 láng tūn hǔ yàn to wolf down one's food (idiom) / to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself syn 砍伐 kǎn fá to hew / to cut down syn 分列 fēn liè to divide into rows / to identify subcategories / to break down into constituent parts / breakdown / disaggregation 烧钱 燒錢 shāo qián to burn joss paper / (fig.) to flush money down the toilet 倒头 倒頭 dǎo tóu to lie down / to die 倒着 倒著 dào zhe backwards / in reverse / upside down 关停 關停 guān tíng (of a power plant, refinery etc) to shut down 乱套 亂套 luàn tào in a mess / upside down syn 法制晚报 法製晚報 fǎ zhì wǎn bào Legal Evening News, a Beijing-based legal affairs newspaper launched in 2004 and shut down in 2019 舍下 捨下 shě xià to abandon / to lay down syn 避风头 避風頭 bì fēng tou to lie low (until the fuss dies down) 牵累 牽累 qiān lěi to weigh down / to trouble / to implicate (sb) / tied down (by affairs) syn 精减 精減 jīng jiǎn to reduce / to pare down / to streamline syn 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down syn 鹅绒 鵝絨 é róng goose down 低 dī low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline syn 倒 dào to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump / inverted / upside down / reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect / but / yet syn 毛 máo hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1]) syn 老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse) 垂髫 chuí tiáo hair hanging down (child's hairstyle) / (fig.) young child / early childhood syn 挑山工 tiāo shān gōng laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles 坏 壞 huài bad / spoiled / broken / to break down / (suffix) to the utmost syn 曲意逢迎 qū yì féng yíng to bow down to everything sb says or does / to act submissively in order to ingratiate oneself syn 折 zhē to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container) syn 薄 bó meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near syn 凉 涼 liàng to let sth cool down syn 躺 tǎng to recline / to lie down syn 拦 攔 lán to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi) syn 拆 chāi to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open syn 砍 kǎn to chop / to cut down / to throw sth at sb syn 坠 墜 zhuì to fall / to drop / to weigh down syn 塌 tā to collapse / to droop / to settle down syn 扒 bā to peel / to skin / to tear / to pull down / to cling to (sth on which one is climbing) / to dig syn 下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) syn 下去 xià qù to go down / to descend / to go on / to continue / (of a servant) to withdraw syn 下降 xià jiàng to decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease syn 上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less syn 降价 降價 jiàng jià to cut the price / to drive down the price / to get cheaper syn 坐下 zuò xia to sit down syn 抑制 yì zhì to inhibit / to keep down / to suppress syn 载入 載入 zǎi rù to load into / to record / to write into / to enter (data) / to go into (the records) / to go down (in history) 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn 传世 傳世 chuán shì handed down from ancient times / family heirloom syn 按下 àn xià to press down / to press a button 向下 xiàng xià down / downward syn 下滑 xià huá to slide down (a slope etc) / (fig.) to decline syn 写下 寫下 xiě xià to write down 逛街 guàng jiē to take a walk / to window-shop / to stroll down the street 打下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc) syn 以至于 以至於 yǐ zhì yú down to / up to / to the extent that... syn 下山 xià shān to go down a hill / (of the sun or moon) to set 掉下 diào xià to drop down / to fall 破裂 pò liè to burst / to rupture / (of a relationship etc) to break down syn 拆除 chāi chú to tear down / to demolish / to dismantle / to remove syn 