下楼
HSK 4 (2021)
下楼 (xià lóu) · to go downstairs
下楼 (xià lóu) means “to go downstairs”. It is written with 2 characters: 下 (down) + 楼 (building). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 下楼 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)
楼 lóu · building
What 楼 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 娄lóu — a constellation
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 木mù — tree
- 女nǚ — woman
- 米mǐ — rice
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 娄 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我下楼买点水。Wǒ xiàlóu mǎi diǎn shuǐ.I'm going downstairs to buy some water.
你什么时候下楼？Nǐ shénme shíhou xiàlóu?When are you coming downstairs?
Questions about 下楼
What does 下楼 mean?
下楼 (xià lóu) means “to go downstairs”.
How do you pronounce 下楼?
下楼 is pronounced xià lóu.
Which HSK level is 下楼?
下楼 is in HSK 4 (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 下楼 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 87: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.