Chinese Traditional: 下來
Chinese Simplified: 下来
Pinyin: xia4 lai2
Pinyin Mainland: xia4 lai
Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ
English Meaning: 1. to come down 2. to be over 3. down, off (after a verb) 4. to get, to grow, to become (after an adjective)

Example Sentences:

請冷靜下來。
请冷静下来。
qing3 leng3 jing4 xia4 lai2.
Please calm down.
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你想留下來過夜嗎?
你想留下来过夜吗?
ni3 xiang3 liu2 xia4 lai2 guo4 ye4 ma5?
Would you like to stay the night?
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他從樹上跌下來,摔斷了手臂。
他从树上跌下来,摔断了手臂。
ta1 cong2 shu4 shang4 die2 xia4 lai2, shuai1 duan4 le5 shou3 bi4.
He fell from a tree and broke his arm.
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他從梯子上摔下來。
他从梯子上摔下来。
ta1 cong2 ti1 zi5 shang4 shuai1 xia4 lai2.
He fell from the ladder.
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Related Words:

 

xià

1. under, down 2. next 3. to go down 4. to play (chess) 5. number of times 6. to drop, to fall (rain, snow) 7. to form (a decision, an opinion) 8. to put in 9. (a measure word for the frequency of an action) 10. to alight, to get out of, to leave

Here: to alight, to go down

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lái

1. to come 2. in order to 3. to take place, to crop up 4. to have 5. future, coming, next 6. (used to replace another verb) 7. (used with to express capability) 8. ever since

Here: to come, to come from

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