下单
xià dān
Pinyin

Definition

下单
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xià dān
  1. to place an order
  2. to order
  3. an order (of goods)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
下
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 p.m.
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
一下子
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
上下
shàng xià
  1. 1 up and down
  2. 2 top and bottom
  3. 3 old and new
  4. 4 length
  5. 5 about
下来
xià lai
  1. 1 to come down
  2. 2 (completed action marker)
  3. 3 (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
  4. 4 (indicates continuation from the past towards us)
  5. 5 to be harvested (of crops)
  6. 6 to be over (of a period of time)
  7. 7 to go among the masses (said of leaders)
下去
xià qù
  1. 1 to go down
  2. 2 to descend
  3. 3 to go on
  4. 4 to continue
  5. 5 (of a servant) to withdraw
下场
xià chǎng
  1. 1 to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
  2. 2 to take part in some activity
  3. 3 to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
下巴
xià ba
  1. 1 chin
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
下厨
xià chú
  1. 1 to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal)
  2. 2 to cook
下手
xià shǒu
  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to put one's hand to
  3. 3 to set about
  4. 4 the seat to the right of the main guest
下班
xià bān
  1. 1 to finish work
  2. 2 to get off work
下课
xià kè
  1. 1 to finish class
  2. 2 to get out of class
下跌
xià diē
  1. 1 to fall
  2. 2 to tumble
下车
xià chē
  1. 1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
下辈子
xià bèi zi
  1. 1 the next life
下酒
xià jiǔ
  1. 1 to be appropriate to have with alcohol
  2. 2 to down one's drink
下降
xià jiàng
  1. 1 to decline
  2. 2 to drop
  3. 3 to fall
  4. 4 to go down
  5. 5 to decrease

Idioms (20)

三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
不愧下学
bù kuì xià xué
  1. 1 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
  1. 1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
  1. 1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
唯恐天下不乱
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn
  1. 1 to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles

Sample Sentences

是行家的，三分钟前就下单了，是好汉的现在也该行动了，拿起电话快拨号吧！
shì hángjiā de ，sān fēnzhōng qián jiù xiàdān le ，shì hǎohàn de xiànzài yě gāi xíngdòng le ，náqǐ diànhuà kuài bō hào ba ！
All the connoisseurs will have already made their orders three minutes ago, so it is time for you good people out there to wake up, pick up the telephone and dial the number!
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是啊，不出门的话，就可以网购了，我已经完全爱上了这种购物方式，深陷其中无法自拔，最让我尖叫的是，快递的速度实在太惊人了，今天下单，明天就送货上门。
shì a ，bù chūmén dehuà ，jiù kěyǐ wǎnggòu le ，wǒ yǐjīng wánquán àishàng le zhèzhǒng gòuwù fāngshì ，shēn xiàn qízhōng wúfǎzìbá ，zuì ràng wǒ jiānjiào de shì ，kuàidì de sùdù really tài jīngrén le ，jīntiān xiàdān ，míngtiān jiù sònghuò shàngmén 。
Yeah. You can buy things online without leaving your house. I've already completely fallen in love with this form of shopping and I can't kick the habit. What really thrills me is that the delivery speed is astounding. If I purchase something today, the goods arrive tomorrow.
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我下单的时候你不提前告诉我，现在寒风飕飕的，要我去哪里吃呀？
wǒ xiàdān de shíhou nǐ bù tíqián gàosu wǒ ，xiànzài hán fēng sōusōu de ，yào wǒ qù nǎlǐ chī ya ？
Why didn’t you inform me when I placed my order? With the cold blistering winds outside where do you expect me to eat?
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下单到发货的前置时间是多久？
xiàdān dào fāhuò de qiánzhì shíjiān shì duōjiǔ ？
From the time of placing the order to dispatch of the goods for delivery, what is the lead time?
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他今天是来参观的，有兴趣，但不一定会下单。
tā jīntiān shì lái cānguān de ，yǒu xìngqù ，dàn bùyīdìng huì xiàdān 。
He came today to check them out. He's interested but isn't necessarily going to place an order.
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好啊。广交会主要的展出形式是参展商展出，采购商“看样下单”，不过现在已经增加了跨国公司采购服务，采购商可以举行专场采购说明会，详细阐述自己的标准和采购理念，等着参展商上门洽谈。
hǎoa 。Guǎngjiāohuì zhǔyào de zhǎnchū xíngshì shì cānzhǎnshāng zhǎnchū ，cǎigòushāng “kànyàng xiàdān ”，bùguò xiànzài yǐjīng zēngjiā le kuàguógōngsī cǎigòu fúwù ，cǎigòushāng kěyǐ jǔxíng zhuānchǎng cǎigòu shuōmínghuì ，xiángxì chǎnshù zìjǐ de biāozhǔn hé cǎigòu lǐniàn ，děng zhe cānzhǎnshāng shàngmén qiàtán 。
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