| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 按下葫蘆浮起瓢 | 按下葫芦浮起瓢 | àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo | solve one problem only to find another cropping up |
| 卑下 | bēi xià | base; low | |
| 筆底下 | 笔底下 | bǐ dǐ xià | ability to write |
| 比上不足比下有余 | bǐ shàng bù zú bǐ xià yǒu yú | fall short of the best but be better than the worst; can pass muster | |
| 筆下 | 笔下 | bǐ xià | the wording and purport of what one writes |
| 陛下 | bì xià | Your Majesty; His or Her Majesty | |
| 兵臨城下 | 兵临城下 | bīng lín chéng xià | the attacking army has reached the city gates; the city is under siege |
| 不恥下問 | 不耻下问 | bù chǐ xià wèn | not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates |
| 部下 | bù xià | troops under one's command; subordinate | |
| 不下于 | bù xià yú | as many as; no less than; not inferior to; as good as; on a par with | |
| 不相上下 | bù xiāng shàng xià | equally matched; about the same | |
| 不在話下 | 不在话下 | bù zài huà xià | be nothing difficult; be a cinch |
| 吃不下 | chī bu xià | not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more | |
| 垂下 | chuí xià | to hang down | |
| 低下 | dī xià | (adj) low status; lowly | |
| 滴下 | dī xià | drip | |
| 底下 | dǐ xia | (n) the location below sth; (n) afterwards | |
| 地下 | dì xià | underground; subterranean | |
| 地下核爆炸 | dì xià hé bào zhà | nuclear underground burst; underground nuclear explosion | |
| 地下核試驗 | 地下核试验 | dì xià hé shì yàn | underground nuclear test |
| 地下室 | dì xià shì | basement; cellar | |
| 地下水 | dì xià shuǐ | groundwater | |
| 地下鐵路 | 地下铁路 | dì xià tiě lù | subway |
| 丟下 | 丢下 | diū xià | (v) abandon |
| 放射性落下灰 | fàng shè xìng luò xià huī | radioactive fallout | |
| 放下 | fàng xia | lay down; put down; let go; release | |
| 閣下 | 阁下 | gé xià | sire |
| 甲龍下目 | 甲龙下目 | Jiǎ lóng xià mù | Ankylosauria |
| 劍龍下目 | 剑龙下目 | jiàn lóng xià mù | stegosauria |
| 降下 | jiàng xià | lower | |
| 浸一下 | jìn yī xià | dip | |
| 歷代志下 | 历代志下 | lì dài zhì xià | 2 Chronicles |
| 列王紀下 | 列王纪下 | liè wáng jì xià | 2 Kings |
| 零下 | líng xià | below zero | |
| 留下 | liú xià | remain | |
| 樓下 | 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 落下 | luò xià | fall | |
| 每況愈下 | 每况愈下 | měi kuàng yù xià | steadily deteriorate |
| 木下亞由美 | 木下亚由美 | Mù xià yà yóu měi | Ayumi Kinoshita |
| 南下 | nán xià | southward | |
| 皮層下失語症 | 皮层下失语症 | pí céng xià shī yǔ zhèng | subcortical aphasia |
| 皮下的 | pí xià de | subcutaneous | |
| 前部皮層下損傷 | 前部皮层下损伤 | qián bù pí céng xià sǔn shāng | anterior subcortical lesions |
| 情況下 | 情况下 | qíng kuàng xià | under (these) circumstances |
| 如下 | rú xià | as follows | |
| 撒母耳記下 | 撒母耳记下 | sā mǔ ěr jì xià | 2 Samuel |
| 上氣不接下氣 | 上气不接下气 | shàng qì bù jiē xià qì | (phr) be out of breath |
| 上下 | shàng xià | up and down; top and bottom; old and new | |
| 上下文 | shàng xià wén | (textual) context | |
| 上載和下載 | 上载和下载 | shàng zài hé xià zài | uploading and downloading |
| 剩下 | shèng xià | to be left (over); to remain | |
| 手下 | shǒu xià | (n) leadership; under the control or administration of; subordinates; (v) take action; run out of money | |
| 屬下 | 属下 | shǔ xià | subordinate |
| 水下核爆炸 | shuǐ xià hé bào zhà | nuclear underwater burst; underwater nuclear explosion | |
| 水下核試驗 | 水下核试验 | shuǐ xià hé shì yàn | underwater nuclear test |
| 私下 | sī xià | in private | |
| 松下 | sōng xià | Matsushita (Japanese electronics company) | |
| 松下電器 | 松下电器 | Sōng xià Diàn qì | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. |
| 松下電氣工業 | 松下电气工业 | sōng xià diàn qì gōng yè | Matsushita Electronics Industry |
| 塌下 | tā xià | collapse | |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven; rule; domination | |
| 蜥腳下目 | 蜥脚下目 | Xī jiǎo xià mù | Sauropoda |
| 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.) |
| 鄉下 | 乡下 | xiāng xià | country (as opposed to town or city); rural |
| 向下 | xiàng xià | down; downward | |
| 卸下 | xiè xià | unload | |
| 眼下 | yǎn xià | now; at present | |
| 葉下珠科 | 叶下珠科 | Yè xià zhū kē | Phyllanthaceae |
| 一下 | yī xià | (adj) one time; once; (adv) in a short time; suddenly; all at once | |
| 一下子 | yí xià zi | in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden | |
| 一下兒 | 一下儿 | yí xiàr | a little bit; a little while |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | below; under; following | |
| 硬膜下血腫 | 硬膜下血肿 | yìng mó xià xuè zhǒng | subdural hematoma |
| 硬腦膜下血腫 | 硬脑膜下血肿 | yìng nǎo mó xià xuè zhǒng | epidural hematoma |
| 有兩下子 | 有两下子 | yǒu liǎng xià zi | have real skill; know one's stuff |
| 有鱗下綱 | 有鳞下纲 | Yǒu lín xià gāng | Lepidosauromorpha |
| 在大多數情況下 | 在大多数情况下 | zài dà duō shù qíng kuàng xià | in most instances |
| 在地下 | zài dì xià | underground | |
| 在下 | zài xià | under | |
| 在下方 | zài xià fāng | beneath | |
| 在下面 | zài xià miàn | underneath | |
| 在﹍之下 | zài zhī xià | below | |
| 之下 | zhī xià | under; beneath; less than | |
| 蛛網膜下腔出血 | 蛛网膜下腔出血 | zhū wǎng mó xià qiāng chū xuè | subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| 自上而下的加工 | zì shàng ér xià de jiā gōng | top-down processing | |
| 自下而上的加工 | zì xià ér shàng de jiā gōng | bottom-up processing | |
| 坐下 | zuò xia | sit down |
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