下载
xià zǎi
Pinyin

Definition

下载
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xià zǎi
  1. to download
  2. also pr. [xià zài]

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

随着网络的高度发展，消费者利用网络下载或是在线收听免费音乐成为主流，音乐产业已经成为所谓的”夕阳产业”。
suízhe wǎngluò de gāodù fāzhǎn ，xiāofèizhě lìyòng wǎngluò xiàzǎi huòshì zàixiàn shōutīng miǎnfèi yīnyuè chéngwéi zhǔliú ，yīnyuè chǎnyè yǐjīng chéngwéi suǒwèi de ”xīyáng chǎnyè ”。
As the Internet has developed at a fast pace, consumers downloading or listening to music online has become the mainstream, so the music industry has already become a "twilight industry".
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行了行了！你谦虚点，这些还用你说吗？我早就下载好旅游攻略软件，谁还上网扒攻略呢！
xíng le xíng le ！nǐ qiānxū diǎnr ，zhèxiē hái yòng nǐ shuō ma ？wǒ zǎo jiù xiàzǎi hǎo lǚyóu gōngluè ruǎnjiàn ，shéi hái shàngwǎng pá gōngluè ne ！
OK! OK! Can you be a little bit more modest? I don't need to hear all this from you, do I? I downloaded a trip planning app ages ago, who still goes on the internet to plan their trip?
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是啊，我们手机里都下载了支付宝，也都有微信，从早餐开始，小到去菜市场买商贩的青菜，大到买房，只要有支付宝就可以直接转账付款完成交易。
shì a ，wǒmen shǒujī lǐ dōu xiàzǎi le Zhīfùbǎo ，yě dōu yǒu wēixìn ，cóng zǎocān kāishǐ ，xiǎo dào qù càishìchǎng mǎi shāngfàn de qīngcài ，dà dào mǎifáng ，zhǐyào yǒu Zhīfùbǎo jiù kěyǐ zhíjiē zhuǎnzhàng fùkuǎn wánchéng jiāoyì 。
Yes. We have all downloaded Alipay and we all have WeChat too. Starting from breakfast, from little things like buying green vegetables from vendors at the fruit and vegetable market, to big things like buying housing, you can transfer funds on Alipay to complete the transactions.
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我本来也不想玩，谁知道一下载后就上瘾了。
wǒ běnlái yě bù xiǎng wán ，shéizhīdào yī xiàzǎi hòu jiù shàngyǐn le 。
I wasn't going to play it, but I got addicted right after downloading it.
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Joe喜欢下载音乐。
xǐhuan xiàzài yīnyuè 。
Joe likes to download music.
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系统指定的下载文件夹在哪里？
xìtǒng zhǐdìng de xiàzǎi wénjiànjiā zàinǎli ？
Where is the system's downloads folder?
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用打车软件呀，在手机上下载一个就好了。
yòng dǎchē ruǎnjiàn ya ，zài shǒujī shàng xiàzǎi yī gè jiùhǎole 。
Use taxi cab booking software. Download one to your phone and that should do it.
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我下载好微信了，但不会用。
wǒ xiàzài hǎo wēixìn le ，dàn bù huì yòng 。
I finished downloading WeChat, but I don't know how to use it.
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二维码呀，你也太落伍了。用手机扫一下，就会自动跳转到下载页面。
èrwéimǎ ya ，nǐ yě tài luòwǔ le 。yòng shǒujī sǎo yīxià ，jiù huì zìdòng tiào zhuǎn dào xiàzǎi yèmiàn 。
That's a QR code. You're so out of the loop. Use your cell phone to scan it, then it will automatically redirect you to the download page.
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也不好用。我帮你下载个“搜狗”或者“Google”的输入法吧。
yě bù hǎoyòng 。wǒ bāng nǐ xiàzǎi gè “Sōugǒu ”huòzhě “Google ”de shūrùfǎ ba 。
It's not very good either. Let me help you download a “Sougou” or “Google” input method.
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