下来 (xià lai) is a Chinese word meaning “to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)”.
Meanings
- 1to 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)
- 5to be harvested (of crops)
- 6to be over (of a period of time)
- 7to go among the masses (said of leaders)
Characters in 下来
Related words
来to come下down起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)回来to return; to come back出来to come out出来(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)过来to come over过来see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]从来always下去to go down