下面

Character by character

• 下xià3 strokesHSK 1under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
• 面miàn9 strokesHSK 1 traditional 麵face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 下面. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 下xiàHSK 1

  down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action

• 方面fāng miànHSK 2

  respect; aspect; field; side

• 面miànHSK 2

  face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

• 下来xià laiHSK 3

  to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)

• 里面lǐ miànHSK 3

  inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian]

• 下午xià wǔHSK 1

  afternoon; p.m.

• 下去xià qùHSK 3

  to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw

• 面前miàn qiánHSK 2

  in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)

• 面对miàn duìHSK 3

  to face; to confront

• 停下tíng xiàHSK 4

  to stop

• 留下liú xiàHSK 2

  to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go

• 上面shàng miànHSK 3

  on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian]

• 后面hòu mianHSK 3

  the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards

• 外面wài miànHSK 3

  outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance

• 前面qián miànHSK 3

  ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]

• 剩下shèng xiàHSK 5

  to remain; to be left over

• 见面jiàn miànHSK 1

  to meet; to see each other

• 以下yǐ xiàHSK 2

  that level or lower; that amount or less; the following

• 放下fàng xiàHSK 2

  to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc)

• 下次xià cìHSK 1

  next time

• 面临miàn línHSK 4

  to face sth; to be confronted with

• 下降xià jiàngHSK 4

  to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease

• 一面yī miànHSK 7

  one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face

• 全面quán miànHSK 3

  all-around; comprehensive; total; overall