How to write 下来 (xià lai) in Chinese

下来 (pinyin: xià lai, written "xia lai" or "xialai") means to come down. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 下来.

Meaning

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)

Stroke order

下

来

Character breakdown

下xiàbelow, under; down; next; to go down; (measure word for actions, 'a moment of doing')来láito come; to arrive; (verb suffix indicating motion toward speaker)

Examples

好,那就订下来吧。我叫王明。

hǎo, nà jiù dìng xià lái ba. wǒ jiào Wáng Míng.

Good, let's book it then. My name is Wang Ming.

果然,他的儿子骑那匹新马的时候,摔下来摔断了腿。

guǒ rán, tā de ér zi qí nà pǐ xīn mǎ de shí hou, shuāi xià lái shuāi duàn le tuǐ.

Sure enough, when his son rode the new horse, he fell off and broke his leg.

有时候,生活突然给你一个小小的停顿,反而让你安静下来。

yǒu shí hou, shēng huó tū rán gěi nǐ yí ge xiǎo xiǎo de tíng dùn, fǎn ér ràng nǐ ān jìng xià lái.

Sometimes life suddenly hands you a small pause, and it makes you quiet down instead.

乌鸦听了很高兴,张开嘴唱起歌来。肉掉下来,被狐狸吃掉了。

wū yā tīng le hěn gāo xìng, zhāng kāi zuǐ chàng qǐ gē lái. ròu diào xià lái, bèi hú li chī diào le.

The crow was delighted and opened its mouth to sing. The meat fell, and the fox ate it.

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How to write 下来 (xià lai) in Chinese

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