HSK 3.0 Level 3 · Connectives

以下 yǐxià “below” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 以下 means

  1. below
  2. under
  3. the following
  4. that level or lower
  5. that amount or less

How to say 以下

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale以yǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale下xià4th tone, falling

以下 in a sentence

  1. 五岁以下的小孩票价全免。

    Wǔ suì yǐxià de xiǎohái piàojià quán miǎn.

    Children under five go free.

    Sentence #1426516 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 请改正以下句子。

    Qǐng gǎizhèng yǐxià jùzi.

    Correct the following sentences.

    Sentence #346167 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 温度计上的温度跌到了零度以下。

    Wēndùjì shàng de wēndù diē dào le língdù yǐxià.

    The temperature on the thermometer fell below zero.

    Sentence #700952 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 以下 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 以 (yǐ) drawn as one shape
以yǐto use

以 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

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.

How to write 以下

以 4 strokes · 下 3 strokes

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

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

Words related to 以下

Words with 以

可以kěyǐ · can所以suǒyǐ · so以前yǐqián · before以后yǐhòu · after以上yǐshàng · above以外yǐwài · apart from以yǐ · with以为yǐwéi · to think (wrongly)以及yǐjí · and以来yǐlái · since (a previous event)

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下面xiàmiàn · below下去xiàqù · to go down下来xiàlai · to come down留下liúxia · to leave behind

More words: Connectives & Grammar Words

可kě · but有关yǒuguān · to be related to子zi · (common noun suffix)以上yǐshàng · above的话dehuà · if (ends a conditional clause)将jiāng · will并bìng · and性xìng · (suffix) -ness

FAQs

以下 (yǐxià) means “below” or “under”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 3 word.
Say it yǐxià: yǐ with a 3rd tone, then xià with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 以下 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yixia with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 以下 from the suggestions. Typing yixia into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
以下 is an HSK 3.0 Level 3 word in the official 2021 syllabus, and it is on our HSK 3.0 Band 4 word list. It is not on the older HSK 2.0 word lists.

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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.