下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 HSK 7-9
- to go down a hill
- (of the sun or moon) to set
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下
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 to give an order; to issue an order
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 下列 xià liè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ haa6 lit6 the following; listed below
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
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- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
- 下场 下場 xià chang ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ haa6 coeng4 the end
- 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ haa6 zeoi6 (of objects) to fall
- 下属 下屬 xià shǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ haa6 suk6 subordinate
- 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄤˇ haa6 gong1 (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- 下巴 xià ba ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ haa6 baa1 chin
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 下旬 xià xún ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ haa6 ceon4 last third of the month
- 下期 xià qī ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧ haa6 kei4 next period (week, month or quarter etc)
- 下棋 xià qí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ haa6 kei2 to play chess
- 下楼 下樓 xià lóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ haa6 lau4 to go downstairs
- 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ haa6 ci3 next time
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
- 下游 xià yóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˊ haa6 jau4 lower reaches (of a river)
山
- 冰山 bīng shān ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ bing1 saan1 iceberg
- 出山 chū shān ㄔㄨ ㄕㄢ ceot1 saan1 to leave the mountain (of a hermit)
- 山区 山區 shān qū ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩ saan1 keoi1 mountain area
- 山地 shān dì ㄕㄢ ㄉㄧˋ saan1 dei6 mountainous region
- 山坡 shān pō ㄕㄢ ㄆㄛ saan1 bo1 hillside
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- 山寨 shān zhài ㄕㄢ ㄓㄞˋ saan1 zaai6 fortified hill village
- 山冈 山岡 shān gāng ㄕㄢ ㄍㄤ saan1 gong1 mound
- 山峰 shān fēng ㄕㄢ ㄈㄥ saan1 fung1 (mountain) peak
- 山岭 山嶺 shān lǐng ㄕㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˇ saan1 leng5 mountain ridge
- 山川 shān chuān ㄕㄢ ㄔㄨㄢ saan1 cyun1 mountains and rivers
- 山脉 山脈 shān mài ㄕㄢ ㄇㄞˋ saan1 mak6 mountain range
- 山谷 shān gǔ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄨˇ saan1 guk1 valley
- 山路 shān lù ㄕㄢ ㄌㄨˋ saan1 lou6 mountain road
- 山顶 山頂 shān dǐng ㄕㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˇ saan1 deng2 hilltop
- 火山 huǒ shān ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢ fo2 saan1 volcano
- 爬山 pá shān ㄆㄚˊ ㄕㄢ paa4 saan1 to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
- 登山 dēng shān ㄉㄥ ㄕㄢ dang1 saan1 to climb a mountain
- 雪山 xuě shān ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄕㄢ syut3 saan1 snow-capped mountain
- 高山 gāo shān ㄍㄠ ㄕㄢ gou1 saan1 high mountain; alpine mountain
- 侃大山 kǎn dà shān ㄎㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄢ hon2 daai6 saan1 to chatter idly
Idioms with these characters
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 不愧下学 不愧下學 bù kuì xià xué ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ bat1 kwai3 haa6 hok6 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
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- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 等而下之 děng ér xià zhī ㄉㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ dang2 ji4 haa6 zi1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ hon6 jyu4 jyu5 haa6 sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 兼济天下 兼濟天下 jiān jì tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 zai3 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to make everyone's lives better
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 巴山夜雨 Bā shān yè yǔ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ baa1 saan1 je6 jyu5 rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
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- 巴山越岭 巴山越嶺 bā shān yuè lǐng ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ baa1 saan1 jyut6 ling5 to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
- 不识泰山 不識泰山 bù shí Tài Shān ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ bat1 sik1 taai3 saan1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
- 崇山峻岭 崇山峻嶺 chóng shān jùn lǐng ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ sung4 saan1 zeon3 ling5 towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 道山学海 道山學海 dào shān xué hǎi ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ dou6 saan1 hok6 hoi2 mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
- 调虎离山 調虎離山 diào hǔ lí shān ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄢ diu6 fu2 lei4 saan1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
- 地动山摇 地動山搖 dì dòng shān yáo ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄠˊ dei6 dung6 saan1 jiu4 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
Example sentences
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我们 我們 跑 下山 。
We ran down the hill.
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太阳 太陽 刚 剛 下山 。
The sun has just sunk below the horizon.
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太阳 太陽 下山 了 。
The sun is going down.
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汤姆 湯姆 走 下山 坡 。
Tom went down the hill.
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太阳 太陽 在 西边 西邊 下山 。
The sun sets in the west.
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