下来
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
下来 (xiàlai) · to come down
下来 (xiàlai) means “to come down; down (after a verb)”. It is written with 2 characters: 下 (down) + 来 (to come). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 下来 is built
The characters
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
来 lái · to come
What 来 is made of
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请你下来一下。Qǐng nǐ xiàlai yīxià.Please come down for a moment.
他把名字写下来了。Tā bǎ míngzi xiě xiàlai le.He wrote the name down.
Questions about 下来
What does 下来 mean?
下来 (xiàlai) means “to come down; down (after a verb)”.
How do you pronounce 下来?
下来 is pronounced xiàlai.
Which HSK level is 下来?
下来 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 下边xiàbianbelow
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
- 下次xiàcìnext time
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 下午xiàwǔafternoon
- 下雨xiàyǔto rain
- 一下儿yīxiàra little while
- 坐下zuòxiato sit down
Learn 下来 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 87: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.