| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 下 | xià | under; second (of two parts); next (week, etc.); lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to decline; to go down; latter | |
| 下巴 | xià ba | chin | |
| 下班 | xià bān | to come or go or get off work | |
| 下半年 | xià bàn nián | last-half year | |
| 下半身 | xià bàn shēn | lower half of one's body | |
| 下邊 | 下边 | xià biān | (n) under |
| 下標 | 下标 | xià biāo | subscript |
| 下層 | 下层 | xià céng | (n) underlayer |
| 下場 | 下场 | xià chǎng | (n) end; finish |
| 下車 | 下车 | xià chē | (vi) dismount |
| 下齒 | 下齿 | xià chǐ | bottom teeth |
| 下垂 | xià chuí | sagging | |
| 下唇 | xià chún | lower lip | |
| 下達 | 下达 | xià dá | (v) transmit to lower level people |
| 下跌 | xià diē | fall; tumble | |
| 下定義 | 下定义 | xià dìng yì | to define |
| 下放 | xià fàng | (v) get transferred to a lower job position; demoted; (v) transfer a cadre to the factory or countryside to work | |
| 下飛機 | 下飞机 | xià fēi jī | (vi) deplane |
| 下崗 | 下岗 | xià gǎng | laid-off |
| 下個星期 | 下个星期 | xià gè xīng qī | next week |
| 下個月 | 下个月 | xià gè yuè | next month |
| 下工夫 | xià gōng fu | to put in time and energy; to concentrate one's efforts | |
| 下跪 | xià guì | kneel | |
| 下花園區 | 下花园区 | Xià huā yuán qū | (N) Xiahuayuan (area in Hebei) |
| 下滑 | xià huá | sliding; slide | |
| 下畫線 | 下画线 | xià huà xiàn | underline |
| 下級 | 下级 | xià jí | (n) low level group or people |
| 下級勳位爵士 | 下级勋位爵士 | Xià jí xūn wèi jué shì | Knight Bachelor |
| 下降 | xià jiàng | to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease | |
| 下界 | xià jiè | lower bound | |
| 下決心 | 下决心 | xià jué xīn | determine; resolve |
| 下課 | 下课 | xià kè | class is over |
| 下列 | xià liè | following | |
| 下令 | xià lìng | give an order | |
| 下流 | xià liú | (adj) low-class; vulgar | |
| 下落 | xià luò | whereabouts | |
| 下落不明 | xià luò bù míng | unaccounted; unknown whereabouts | |
| 下馬 | 下马 | xià mǎ | dismount a horse |
| 下面請看 | 下面请看 | xià miàn qǐng kàn | please see below |
| 下面 | xià mian | below; next; the following; under; below | |
| 下去 | xià qu | go down (descend); go on (continue) | |
| 下手 | xià shǒu | start; put one's hand to; set about; the seat to the right of the main guest | |
| 下屬 | 下属 | xià shǔ | subordinate; underling |
| 下水 | xià shuǐ | offal | |
| 下水道 | xià shuǐ dào | sewer | |
| 下榻 | xià tà | stay at (a hotel, etc. during a trip) | |
| 下台 | xià tái | (v) go off the stage; (v) fall from position of prestige | |
| 下臺 | 下台 | xià tái | step down (from office, etc.) |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; p.m. | |
| 下鄉 | 下乡 | xià xiāng | (v) go to the countryside |
| 下星期 | xià xīng qī | next week | |
| 下雪 | xià xuě | snowing | |
| 下旬 | xià xún | last third of the month | |
| 下一次 | xià yī cì | next | |
| 下營鄉 | 下营乡 | Xià yíng xiāng | (N) Hsiaying (village in Taiwan) |
| 下游 | xià yóu | lower reaches; backward position | |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | rainy | |
| 下獄 | 下狱 | xià yù | imprison |
| 下載 | 下载 | xià zài | to download |
| 下葬 | xià zàng | bury; inter | |
| 下至上 | xià zhì shàng | bottom to top | |
| 下來 | 下来 | xia lai | (verb suffix indicating continuation, etc.) |
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