HSK 3 · Movement & Direction

下来

xià lai

to come down

Stroke order of 下来

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

下 · 3 strokes 来 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

下 down and 来 come.

Parts: 下 down + 来 come

The characters in 下来

下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)
来 lái — to come (7 strokes)

Example sentence

你快下来吧。

Come down quickly.

Words with 下

下午afternoon 楼下downstairs 下课class is over 下班to get off work 下车to get off (a vehicle)坐下to sit down 下down; under; below 下边below; bottom 下雨to rain 下次next time 一下儿(once; a bit)下雪to snow 零下below zero 下周next week 接下来next; following 以下below; less than 放下to put down 留下to stay; to leave behind

Words with 来

起来to get up; to rise 来to come 来到to arrive; to come to 出来to come out 进来to come in 回来to come back 来自to come from 后来afterwards; later 原来originally; so it turns out 接下来next; following 越来越more and more 带来to bring 过来to come over 上来to come up 传来to come through (of sound or news)以来since 从来always; ever 本来originally

More words: Movement & Direction

上来to come up 上去to go up 下去to go down; to go on 传来to come through (of sound or news)放到to put into 推开to push open 前进to go forward; to advance 退to retreat; to return (sth)退出to withdraw; to quit 追to chase 随to follow 转to turn; to transfer 跳to jump 按to press; according to

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