下雪
xià xuě
Pinyin

Definition

下雪
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xià xuě
  1. to snow

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)
下属
xià shǔ
  1. 1 subordinate
  2. 2 underling
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

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
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
  1. 1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
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
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
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)
报仇雪耻
bào chóu xuě chǐ
  1. 1 to take revenge and erase humiliation (idiom)

Sample Sentences

下雪天不用上课。
xiàxuětiān bùyòng shàngkè 。
There’s no class on snowy days.
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是啊！都是2004年拍的，1月下雪拍的，2月情人节拍的，3月旅行拍的……
shì a ！dōu shì èrlínglíngsì nián pāi de ，yīyuè xiàxuě pāi de ，èryuè qíngrénjié pāi de ，sānyuè lǚxíng pāi de ……
Yeah! All the photos were taken in 2004. The one in January was taken in the snow, the one in February was taken during Valentine's Day, the one in March was taken while traveling…
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你踏过下雪的北京
nǐ tà guò xiàxuě de Běijīng
You stepped upon the snows of Beijing
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我不会开车啊，上海几乎不下雪。
wǒ bùhuì kāichē ā ，Shànghǎi jīhū bù xiàxuě 。
I can't drive in snow. It almost never snows in Shanghai.
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这里经常下雪啊，我看看。雪不大，没事儿。
zhèlǐ jīngcháng xiàxuě ā ，wǒ kàn kan 。xuě bùdà ，méishìr 。
It snows here often. Let me go take a look. It didn't snow much. It's no big deal.
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外面下雪了。我没办法上班了。
wàimian xiàxuě le 。wǒ méi bànfǎ shàngbān le 。
It snowed outside. I can't get to work.
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哇，下雪了！好大的雪。
wā ，xiàxuě le ！hǎo dà de xuě 。
Whoa, it snowed! There's so much snow.
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还好吧。在我老家每年都下雪。
hái hǎo ba 。zài wǒ lǎojiā měinián dōu xiàxuě 。
Okay. It snows every year in my hometown.
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好啊。我觉得下雪特别美特别浪漫
hǎo a 。wǒ juéde xiàxuě tèbié měi tèbié làngmàn
Okay. I think it's very beautiful and romantic when it snows.
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啊，下雪了！
à ，xiàxuě le ！
Oh! It's snowing!
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