下行
xiàxíng
to move downward; to decline; downward-bound
Characters in this word
行 xíng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 行 — to go, to walk, to move
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 亍 to take small steps
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 若全球需求持续疲软，出口增速可能继续下行。 Ruò quánqiú xūqiú chíxù píruǎn, chūkǒu zēngsù kěnéng jìxù xiàxíng. If global demand remains weak, export growth may continue to decline.
- 每天早上我坐下行列车到市中心上班。 Měitiān zǎoshàng wǒ zuò xiàxíng lièchē dào shìzhōngxīn shàngbān. Every morning I take the downward-bound train to downtown for work.
- 气温持续下行，冬装开始热卖了。 Qìwēn chíxù xiàxíng, dōngzhuāng kāishǐ rèmài le. The temperature keeps going down, so winter clothes have started selling well.
Related words
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 放下 fàngxia to put down