How to say “come down” in Chinese
come down
“Come down” in Chinese is 下来, xià lái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
下来 is read xià lái: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A stroke under a line.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “下来”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 下来. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 吵完以后他平静下来了chǎowányǐhòu,tāpíngjìngxiàlaileAfter the fight he calmed down.
- 别着急先冷静下来biézháojí,xiānlěngjìngxiàlaiDon't worry — first, calm down.
- 请把黑板上的句子抄下来qǐngbǎhēibǎnshangdejùzichāoxiàlaiPlease copy down the sentences from the board.
- 请把密码记下来，以免忘记。qǐngbǎmìmǎjìxiàlai,yǐmiǎnwàngjìWrite down your password so you don't forget it.
- 请把这篇文章的要点写下来qǐngbǎzhèpiānwénzhāngdeyàodiǎnxiěxiàlaiPlease write down the main points of this article.
- 请把要点记下来qǐngbǎyàodiǎnjìxiàlaiPlease write down the main points.
More words from the lesson “Up and down”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “come down” in Chinese?
“Come down” in Chinese is 下来, pinyin xiàlái.
What does 下来 mean?
下来 (xiàlái) means “come down”.
How do you write 下来?
下来 is 2 characters: 下 (xià) — below, under; 来 (lái) — come. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 下来?
下来 is read xiàlái. Tones: xià — fourth tone, lái — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“come down” in the lesson “Up and down”
This word is from the topic “There and back” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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