HSK 2 · Comparing

以下

yǐ xià

below; less than

Stroke order of 以下

2 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

以 · 4 strokes下 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

Using (以) the bottom (下) as boundary: below.

Parts: 以 by means of + 下 down

The characters in 以下

下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)

Example sentence

五岁以下的孩子不用买票。

Children under five need no ticket.

Words with 以

以后after; later 以前before; formerly 以为to think (wrongly)可以can; may 所以so; therefore 以上above; more than 以外beyond; apart from 以来since

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 放下to put down 留下to stay; to leave behind 一下a bit; once

More words: Comparing

更more; even more 越the more 越来越more and more 不如not as good as 同样same; equally 相同identical; the same 不同different 像to resemble; like 等于to equal 超过to exceed; to surpass 以上above; more than 以外beyond; apart from 其他other 其中among them

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