下来

下来 xialai in a sentence

Come down (decend - over - continue)

Full dictionary entry 30 sentences

下来 (xialai) means Come down (decend - over - continue). Below are 24 of the 30 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他蹲 下来 系鞋带。

Tā dūn xiàlái jì xiédài.

He squatted down to tie his shoelaces.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 蹲

请把要点记 下来 。

Qǐng bǎ yàodiǎn jì xiàlái.

Please write down the key points.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 要点

我们停 下来 看风景。

Wǒmen tíng xiàlái kàn fēngjǐng.

We stopped to look at the view.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 风景

球从桌上滚了 下来 。

Qiú cóng zhuō shàng gǔn le xiàlái.

The ball rolled off the table.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 滚

请把这些数字记 下来 。

Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē shùzì jì xiàlái.

Please write these numbers down.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 数字

水一滴一滴地流 下来 。

Shuǐ yì dī yì dī de liú xiàlái.

The water dripped down drop by drop.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 滴

结婚的日子定 下来 了。

Jiéhūn de rìzi dìng xiàlái le.

The wedding date has been settled.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 日子

他靠毅力坚持了 下来 。

Tā kào yìlì jiānchí le xiàlái.

He held on through sheer willpower.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 毅力

这座老房子保留了 下来 。

Zhè zuò lǎo fángzi bǎoliú le xiàlái.

This old house has been kept.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 保留

请把会议内容记录 下来 。

Qǐng bǎ huìyì nèiróng jìlù xiàlái.

Please write down the content of the meeting.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 记录

他的心情慢慢平静 下来 。

Tā de xīnqíng mànmàn píngjìng xiàlái.

His mood slowly grew calm.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 平静

改革的步伐不能停 下来 。

Gǎigé de bùfá bù néng tíng xiàlái.

The pace of reform must not be allowed to stop.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 步伐

两人坐 下来 聊起了家常。

Liǎng rén zuò xiàlái liáo qǐ le jiācháng.

The two sat down and chatted about everyday things.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 家常

几年 下来 ,成绩很可观。

Jǐ nián xiàlái, chéngjì hěn kěguān.

Over several years the results have been impressive.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 可观

他表达了留 下来 的意向。

Tā biǎodá le liú xiàlái de yìxiàng.

He expressed an intention to stay.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 意向

天暗 下来 了,我们回家吧。

Tiān àn xiàlái le, wǒmen huí jiā ba.

It's getting dark; let's go home.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 暗

这枚戒指是奶奶传 下来 的。

Zhè méi jièzhi shì nǎinai chuán xiàlái de.

This ring was handed down from my grandmother.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 戒指

天塌 下来 也有高个子顶着。

Tiān tā xiàlái yě yǒu gāo gèzi dǐngzhe.

Even if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 塌

这是历史遗留 下来 的问题。

Zhè shì lìshǐ yíliú xiàlái de wèntí.

This is a problem left over from history.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 遗留

深呼吸可以让人镇静 下来 。

Shēn hūxī kěyǐ ràng rén zhènjìng xiàlái.

Deep breathing can calm a person down.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 镇静

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From the graded readers

我把可能被问到的问题都写了 下来 。

wǒ bǎ kěnéng bèi wèn dào de / dì wèntí dōu xiěle xialai.

I'd written down every question I might be asked.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview

李老师跟我说:“慢一点儿没关系,别停 下来 。”

lǐ lǎoshī gēn wǒ shuō:" màn yīdiǎn ér méiguānxi, bié tíngxìalái."

Teacher Li said to me, "Slower is fine — just don't stop."

Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Chinese Teacher

From the travel phrasebook

请写 下来 。

Qǐng xiě xiàlái.

Please write it down.

Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration

能不能写 下来 ?

Néng bu néng xiě xiàlái?

Could you write that down?

Travel phrasebook · Meetings and introductions

下来 appears in 30 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.

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How is 下来 used in a sentence?

This page shows 30 sentences using 下来 (xialai, "Come down (decend - over - continue)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

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The dictionary page for 下来 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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