下院 xià yuàn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩㄢˋ haa6 jyun2
- lower house (of parliament)
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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
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 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
院
- 住院 zhù yuàn ㄓㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ zyu6 jyun2 to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
- 出院 chū yuàn ㄔㄨ ㄩㄢˋ ceot1 jyun2 to leave hospital
- 前院 qián yuàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄢˋ cin4 jyun2 front courtyard
- 剧院 劇院 jù yuàn ㄐㄩˋ ㄩㄢˋ kek6 jyun2 theater
- 学院 學院 xué yuàn ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˋ hok6 jyun2 college
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- 后院 後院 hòu yuàn ㄏㄡˋ ㄩㄢˋ hau6 jyun2 rear court
- 法院 fǎ yuàn ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˋ faat3 jyun2 court of law
- 医院 醫院 yī yuàn ㄧ ㄩㄢˋ ji1 jyun2 hospital
- 院士 yuàn shì ㄩㄢˋ ㄕˋ jyun2 si6 scholar
- 院子 yuàn zi ㄩㄢˋ ˙ㄗ jyun2 zi2 courtyard
- 院长 院長 yuàn zhǎng ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄤˇ jyun2 zoeng2 the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
- 四合院 sì hé yuàn ㄙˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄢˋ sei3 hap6 jyun2 courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
- 美容院 měi róng yuàn ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ mei5 jung4 jyun2 beauty salon; beauty parlor
- 电影院 電影院 diàn yǐng yuàn ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ ㄩㄢˋ din6 jing2 jyun2 cinema; movie theater
- 养老院 養老院 yǎng lǎo yuàn ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˋ joeng5 lou5 jyun2 nursing home
- 五院 wǔ yuàn ㄨˇ ㄩㄢˋ ng5 jyun2 the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution: 行政院 Executive Yuan, 立法院 Legislative Yuan, 司法院 Judicial Yuan, 考试院 Examination Yuan, 监察院 Control Yuan
- 修院 xiū yuàn ㄒㄧㄡ ㄩㄢˋ sau1 jyun2 seminary (Christian college)
- 僧院 sēng yuàn ㄙㄥ ㄩㄢˋ zang1 jyun2 abbey
- 入院 rù yuàn ㄖㄨˋ ㄩㄢˋ jap6 jyun2 to enter hospital
- 内院 內院 nèi yuàn ㄋㄟˋ ㄩㄢˋ noi6 jyun2 inner courtyard (in a courtyard house)
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