xià下lai来(Mandarin)(Cantonese)
xià下
lai来
(Mandarin)
(Cantonese)
下來 (Traditional: 下來)
HSK 2
Dictionary
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)
Examples
他从山上走下来了。
Tā cóng shān shàng zǒu xià lai le.
→ He came down from the mountain.
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Grammar
Word Formation
下 means 'down' and 来 means 'to come'.
Usage Tips
下来 as a complement indicates downward movement toward the speaker: 坐下来 (sit down), or continuation from past to present: 坚持下来 (persist until now).