以下
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
以下 (yǐxià) · below
以下 (yǐxià) means “below; less than; the following”. It is written with 2 characters: 以 (with) + 下 (down). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 以下 is built
The characters
以 yǐ · with
What 以 is made of
- 人rén — person
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)
Example sentences
六岁以下的孩子不要票。Liù suì yǐxià de háizi bù yào piào.Children under six don't need a ticket.
请看以下几个问题。Qǐng kàn yǐxià jǐ ge wèntí.Please look at the following questions.
Questions about 以下
What does 以下 mean?
以下 (yǐxià) means “below; less than; the following”.
How do you pronounce 以下?
以下 is pronounced yǐxià.
Which HSK level is 以下?
以下 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 可以kěyǐcan
- 所以suǒyǐso
- 以后yǐhòuafter
- 以前yǐqiánbefore
- 以上yǐshàngabove
- 以外yǐwàibesides
- 以为yǐwéito think (mistakenly)
- 以来yǐláisince
- 以及yǐjíand
- 以内yǐnèiwithin
Learn 以下 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.