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山下 foothills;
桌下 beneath the table;
燈下 in the light;
indicating relative position of person being addressed in letters or spoken to: 閣下 esteemed sir (at the tower);
膝下 my dear parents (at your knees);
麾下 addressed to a general (at your flag of command);
殿下 to a prince (at the palace);
陛下 to His Majesty (at the steps of royal palace);
足下 gen. use (at your feet), 足下 and 閣下 also used as “sir”: 閣下（足下）以為如何 what do you think.
(2) Indicating time or situation: 這下子 at present;
比較之下 (loses) in comparison;
想了一下 after due thinking;
等一下子 wait a while;
一下子就完了 will soon be finished;
目下 at present discourse--will not go into it now;
不在話下 not in context of present discussion.
(3) Place: 兩下相思 longing for each other in different places;
四下亂找 looking for in all directions;
八下張羅 try to get (money) in all directions;
都下 at the capital;
鄉下 in the village;
鄉下人 villagers, peasants.
(4) Person in inferior position: 在下 people under;
底下人 people under s.o.;
上下，上上下下 those above and below;
愚下 (court.) my stupid self.
(5) A number of times: 打三下手心 give three strikes on the palm;
鐘打一下 the clock strikes one.
下船 go on board;
下飛機 disembark;
下貨 unload;
下馬 dismount;
下山，下坡 go down the slope;
下臺 get off the stage, political or theatrical;
下不了臺 cannot find a way out of embarrassing situation;
臉上下得去 will not look too bad.
(2) To fall, to drop: 下雨，下雪，下雹 it rains, it snows, hails;
to drop;
下炸彈 drop bombs;
下雞蛋 lay eggs;
下淚 tear falls.
(3) To set down, put down, pull down: 下旗 hoist flag down;
下筆 to set down with pen on paper;
下箸 to take food with chopsticks;
下鍋 to put raw food into cooking pan;
下帷 to let down curtains.
(4) To issue (edicts, orders, appointments): 下令 issue orders;
下詔 issue imperial edict;
下定義 lay down, give a definition;
下帖 send out invitation card;
下聘書 send letter of appointment.
(5) To take, make a move: 下決心 take a firm resolve;
下功夫 to put forth effort;
下壓力 put pressure on;
下棋 play chess;
下棋子 make a move in chess;
這一只下得不錯 it is a good move;
下酒 take (canap? to go with wine;
下飯 to take s.t. to go with rice.
(6) To put up money: 下本錢 put up capital;
下定錢 put down deposit;
下一注 put up stakes.
(7) Go into: 下店 put up at an inn;
下獄，下監牢 go into gaol;
下地獄 go into hell;
下海 put out to sea;
下鄉 to go to the country.
(8) To come off from (school, duty): 下學 come off from school;
下班，下課 come off from class;
下班，下伍 off from duty.
(9) (LL) to be courteous toward: 禮賢下士 courteous.
(10) (LL) to take a city: 連下三城 took three cities.
下流 lower-grade;
also (person) ungentlemanly, unprincipled.
(2) Following next, below: 下文 the following;
下一天 following day;
下午 afternoon;
上卷，下卷 first, second volume;
上半，下半 first half, second half;
下禮拜一 next Monday;
下一次，下回 next time;
下下星期 week after next.
攻下 capture (a city);
坐下 sit down;
打下基礎 lay the foundation;
訂下合同 sign a treaty;
拋下妻子 abandon family;
賸下一個 be left alone.
2.下把 [xia4ba3], phr., stretch hand: 下把去抓 stretch hand to grab s.t.
3.下襬 [xia4bai3], n., hem of long gown.
4.下半晌（兒） [xia4ban4shang3] ([er0]), n., afternoon.
5.下半天（兒） [xia4ban4tian1] ([xia4ban4tia1er0]), n., ditto.
6.下半夜（兒） xia4ban4yieih ([xia4ban4ye4er0]), n., later half of the night.
7.下拜 [xia4bai4], v.i., to bow low (to person).
8.下班 [xi4ban1], v.i., to come off from class; off from duty.
9.下輩（兒）（子） [xia4bei4] ([xia4bei1er0]) ([zi0]), n., the lower generation.
10.下邊（兒） [xia4bian1] ([xia4biaer0]), n., the underneath.
11.下筆 [xia4bi3], v.i., to set down on paper, to write.
12.下膊 [xia4bo2], n., the lower arm.
13.下不去 [xia4bu0qU4], v.i., will not go down.
14.下不來 [xia4bu0lai2], v.i., as in 臉下不來 feel embarrassed.
15.下部 [xia4bu4], n., the lower part of body.
16.下茶 [xia4cha2], v.i., to make a gift of tea as token of betrothal.
17.下場 [xia4chang2], n., the sequel of event; 下場頭 the end of person's career.
18.下車 [xia4che1], v.i., formerly, to arrive at post of appointment.
19.下欠 [xia4qian4], v.i., to owe (a sum).
20.下妾 [xia4qie4], n., formerly, (wife's self-reference) your wife.
21.下氣 [xia4qi4], v.i., feel pacified.
22.下情 [xia4qing2], n., feelings of common people.
23.下處 [xia4chu0], n., a lodging for the night.
24.下去 [xia4qU0], adv., down: 吞下去 swallow (s.t.) down; 讀下去 read on and on (usu. away from speaker, opp. 下來 down toward speaker); 拖下去 take it away; 拖下來 take it down.
25.下的 [xia4de0], v.t., (MC) bear to (also wr. 下得).
26.下得去 [xia4de0qU4], adj., tolerable, passable.
27.下等 [xia4deng3], adj., of inferior grade.
28.下第 [xia4di4], v.i., to fail at examinations.
29.下定 [xia4ding4]1, v.i., to make gift in token of formal betrothal.
30.下椗 [xia4ding4]2, v.i., to cast anchor.
31.下（個）底 [xia4] ([ge0])[di3], v.i., to map out course of action.
32.下放 [xia4fang4], v.i. & t., reassign from urban to rural areas.
33.下凡 [xia4fan2], v.i., (of fairy) to come down to earth.
34.下風 [xia4feng1], n., leeway; in inferior position.
35.下疳 [xia4gan1], n., a chancre.
36.下脘 [xia4guan3], n., (Chin. med.) exit of stomach, duodenum.
37.下國 [xia4guo2], n., (LL court.) speaker's own country.
38.下海 [xia4hai3], v.i., to put out to sea.
39.下懷 [xia4huai2], n., (LL court.) my concern, feelings.
40.下嫁 [xia4jia4], v.i., formerly, (of a princess) to marry commoner, or people of lower rank.
41.下賤 [xia4jian4], adj., cheap, low (person) undignified (work).
42.下焦 [xia4jiao1], n., exit of bladder.
43.下界 [xia4jie4], n., the human world, opp. fairyland.
44.下注 [xia4zhu4], v.i., put up stakes, capital.
45.下款（兒） [xia4kuan3] ([xia4kua3er0]), n., signature on the side of a scroll.
46.下來 [xia4lai0], adv., down (usu. toward speaker), see [xia4qU4]↑.
47.下里 [xia4li3], n., the country side; 下里巴人 a popular song.
48.下流 [xia4liu2], n. & adj., lower part of stream; low class (people).
49.下落 [xia4luo4], n., whereabouts.
50.下面（兒） [xia4mian0] ([xia4miaer0]), n., below, see [xia4bian1]↑.
51.下女 [xia4nU3], n., (Jap.) maid servant.
52.下品 [xia4pin3], n., lower grade.
53.下身（兒） [xia4shen1] ([xia4she1er0]), n., (1) lower part of body; (2) pants.
54.下弦 [xia4xian2], n., third quarter of the moon.
55.下手 [xia4shou3]1, v.i., to start (doing).
56.下首 [xia4shou3]2, n., the place next below.
57.下水禮 [xia4shui3li3], n., ceremony of lauching a ship.
58.下世 [xia4shi4]1, n., future generation.
59.下室 [xia4shi4]2, n., (AC) bedroom.
60.下旬 [xia4xUn2], n., the next ten days; the last ten days of a month.
61.下死的 [xia4si3de0], adv., with all one's energy.
62.下台 [xia4tai2], v.i., to be relieved of office.
63.下堂 [xia4tang2], v.i., v.i., to be divorced.
64.下體 [xia4ti3], n., lower part of body, see [xia4shen1]↑.
65.下頭 [xia4tou0], n., (1) underneath; (2) the servants in gen.
66.下策 [xia4ce4], n., inadvisable plan.
67.下土 [xia4tu3], n., the earth, the countryside.
68.下作 [xia4zou0], adj., low, contemptible (work, person).
69.下浣 [xia4wan3], n., the third ten days of a month.
70.下問 [xia4wen4], v.i., to ask of one less learned than oneself.
71.下帷 [xia4wei2], v.i., to pull the curtains and teach, or study.
72.下文 [xia4wen2], n., the continuation; what follows an event: 不見下文 sequel unknown.
73.下意識 [xia4yi4shi1], n., the subconscious.
74.下游 [xia4you2], n., lower stretch of river, estuary.
75.下元 [xia4yUan2], n., formerly, 15th day of 10th lunar month.
76.下愚 [xia4yU2]1, n., very stupid person.
77.下餘 [xia4yU2]2, n., remnant.