What does 下来 mean in Chinese?
下来 (xiàlái) means to come down.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
下来
to come down
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to come down
02
(completed action marker)
03
(after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
04
(indicates continuation from the past towards us)
05
to be harvested (of crops)
06
to be over (of a period of time)
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 下来
How do you pronounce 下来?
下来 is pronounced xiàlái.
Is 下来 an HSK word?
下来 is on the HSK 2 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 下来?
下来 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
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