老人坐了下来。
老人坐了下來。
The old man sat down.
下来
下來
xià laiㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞ˙
Meaning
Meanings
- 1
to come down
- 2
(completed action marker)
- 3
(after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
- 4
(indicates continuation from the past towards us)
- 5
to be harvested (of crops)
- 6
to be over (of a period of time)
- 7
to go among the masses (said of leaders)
Examples
See it in context
把你的名字用大写写下来。
把你的名字用大寫寫下來。
Write your name in capitals.
从天上看下来，这条河像一条巨蛇。
從天上看下來，這條河像一條巨蛇。
Seen from the sky, the river looked like a huge snake.
公车最终停了下来。
公車最終停了下來。
At last, the bus stopped.
泪水沿着我的面颊流了下来。
淚水沿着我的面頰流了下來。
Tears rolled down my cheeks.
Grammar
Grammar using 下来
下来
Xialai Various Meanings (下来) · B1 · TOCFL b1
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