零下 líng xià ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ling4 haa6 HSK 2 高階級 · Level 4
- below zero (esp. temperature)
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零
- 凋零 diāo líng ㄉㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ diu1 ling4 withered
- 零件 líng jiàn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ling4 gin2 part
- 零售 líng shòu ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˋ ling4 sau6 to retail
- 零钱 零錢 líng qián ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ling4 cin2 change (of money)
- 零食 líng shí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ling4 sik6 snack; nibbles
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- 孤零零 gū líng líng ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gu1 ling4 ling4 lone
- 零用钱 零用錢 líng yòng qián ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ling4 jung6 cin2 pocket money
- 零花钱 零花錢 líng huā qián ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ling4 faa1 cin2 pocket money
- 找零 zhǎo líng ㄓㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ zaau2 ling4 to give change (after a cash transaction)
- 抹零 mǒ líng ㄇㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mut3 ling4 (of a seller) to round down the fractional part of a bill
- 拾零 shí líng ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sap6 ling4 to pick up bits
- 归零 歸零 guī líng ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gwai1 ling4 to reset to zero
- 涕零 tì líng ㄊㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ tai3 ling4 to shed tears
- 净零 淨零 jìng líng ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ net zero (net-zero carbon emissions)
- 清零 qīng líng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ cing1 ling4 to restore sth to its initial state
- 漂零 piāo líng ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ piu1 ling4 variant of 飘零
- 畸零 jī líng ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ kei1 ling4 fractional part of a real number
- 近零 jìn líng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gan6 ling4 close to zero
- 雕零 diāo líng ㄉㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ diu1 ling4 variant of 凋零
- 零丁 líng dīng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ ling4 ding1 variant of 伶仃
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
Idioms with these characters
- 感激涕零 gǎn jī tì líng ㄍㄢˇ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gam2 gik1 tai3 ling4 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears
- 化整为零 化整為零 huà zhěng wéi líng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ faa3 zing2 wai4 ling4 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
- 零打碎敲 líng dǎ suì qiāo ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄠ ling4 daa2 seoi3 haau1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
Show 4 more idioms with 零
- 零敲碎打 líng qiāo suì dǎ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˇ ling4 haau1 seoi3 daa2 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
- 七零八落 qī líng bā luò ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
- 琴剑飘零 琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ kam4 gim3 piu1 ling4 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
- 四海飘零 四海飄零 sì hǎi piāo líng ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sei3 hoi2 piu1 ling4 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
- 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)
Show 7 more idioms with 下
- 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
Example sentences
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现在 現在 是 零下 十 度 。
It is ten degrees below zero now.
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今天 早上 温度 溫度 降 到了 零下 。
The temperature has fallen below zero this morning.
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