Useful extra · HSK 2 list

下面 xiàmiàn “below” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 下面 means

  1. below, under
  2. next
  3. the following

How to say 下面

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale下xià4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale面miàn4th tone, falling

下面 in a sentence

  1. 他把包放在桌子下面。

    Tā bǎ bāo fàng zài zhuōzi xiàmiàn.

    He put his bag under the table.

    Sentence #11524950 from Tatoeba

  2. 请把下面的句子翻译一下。

    Qǐng bǎ xiàmiàn de jùzi fānyì yíxià.

    Please translate the sentences below.

    Sentence #6213576 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 电视遥控器在沙发下面。

    Diànshì yáokòngqì zài shāfā xiàmiàn.

    The TV remote is under the sofa.

    Sentence #8744085 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 下面 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 下 (xià) with each of its parts in a different colour
下xiàdown
  • 一one · yī
  • 卜divination · bǔ

Memory aidA short stroke below the line: down, below.

The character 面 (miàn) drawn as one shape
面miànface

面 is a single shape of 9 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from a face inside its outline.

How to write 下面

下 3 strokes · 面 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

下面 (xiàmiàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 下面 (xiàmiàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 下面

Words with 下

下xià · down下午xiàwǔ · afternoon下雨xiàyǔ · to rain下班xiàbān · to finish work下课xiàkè · to finish class一下yíxià · (after a verb) briefly下去xiàqù · to go down下来xiàlai · to come down以下yǐxià · below留下liúxia · to leave behind

Words with 面

前面qiánmiàn · front后面hòumiàn · back面条儿miàntiáor · noodles面miàn · noodles面条miàntiáo · noodles上面shàngmiàn · above里面lǐmiàn · inside外面wàimiàn · outside面包miànbāo · bread见面jiànmiàn · meet/see somebody

More words: Useful Extras

男人nánrén · man女人nǚrén · woman第dì · ordinal prefix上面shàngmiàn · above左zuǒ · left右yòu · right病bìng · illness见jiàn · to see

FAQs

下面 (xiàmiàn) means “below, under” or “next”. It is not on the official HSK lists, but we teach it with HSK 2 because learners need it early.
Say it xiàmiàn: xià with a 4th tone, then miàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 下面 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiamian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 下面 from the suggestions. Typing xiamian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
下面 is not on the official HSK 2.0 word lists. It is a useful extra on our HSK 2 list, because learners need it from the start.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.