Word: 下 (xià)

那辆在树下的自行车是我的。

Nà liàng zài shù xià de zìxíngchē shì wǒ de.

The bicycle under the tree is mine.

问他下一步该做什么。

Wèn tā xià yíbù gāi zuò shénme.

Ask him what to do next.

问题是下一步要做什么。

Wèntí shì xià yíbù yào zuò shénme.

What to do next is the question.

闲时做下忙时用

xiánshí zuò xià máng shí yòng

make in idle time to use in busy time

隋炀帝下江南，自坐龙舟人拉纤

Suí Yángdì xià Jiāngnán, zì zuò lóngzhōu rén lāqiàn

Emperor Yang of Sui goes south of the Yangtze: he rides the dragon boat himself while others tow it

雨一连下了一星期。

Yǔ yìlián xià le yì xīngqī.

It kept raining for a week.

雨下了一夜，路上仍旧很湿。

Yǔ xià le yí yè, lùshang réngjiù hěn shī.

It rained all night, and the road is still wet.

雨下大了，山路愈加难走。

Yǔ xià dàle, shānlù yùjiā nán zǒu.

The rain got heavier, and the mountain road became even harder to walk.

雨下得太大，比赛只得取消。

Yǔ xià de tài dà, bǐsài zhǐdé qǔxiāo.

The rain was so heavy that the match had to be cancelled.

雨下得太狂了，我们别出门。

Yǔ xià de tài kuáng le, wǒmen bié chūmén.

The rain is coming down so violently, so let's not go out.

雨下得很大。

Yǔ xià de hěn dà.

It is raining hard.

雨下得真急。

Yǔ xià de zhēn jí.

It's raining really hard.

雨下得越发大了。

Yǔ xià de yuèfā dàle.

The rain is falling increasingly hard.

雨从早上一直下到现在。

Yǔ cóng zǎoshang yìzhí xià dào xiànzài.

It's been raining since morning.

雨从昨天晚上下到现在。

Yǔ cóng zuótiān wǎnshang xià dào xiànzài.

It's been raining since last night.

雨断断续续下了一整天。

Yǔ duànduàn-xùxù xià le yì zhěngtiān.

The rain fell off and on all day.

雨越下越大。

Yǔ yuè xià yuè dà.

The rain is getting heavier.

雪下得很大。

Xuě xià de hěn dà.

It's snowing heavily.

雪持续下了十天。

Xuě chíxù xià le shí tiān.

It snowed for ten consecutive days.

预计明天下午会下大雨。

Yùjì míngtiān xiàwǔ huì xià dàyǔ.

Heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow afternoon.

风里杨花,滚上滚下

fēngliyánghuā,gǔn shàng gǔn xià

willow catkins in the wind: rolling up and down

飞机向城市投下了炸弹。

Fēijī xiàng chéngshì tóu xià le zhàdàn.

The plane dropped the bomb over the city.

马上不知马下苦，饱汉不知饿汉饥

mǎshàng bùzhī mǎ xià kǔ, bǎohànbùzhī'èhànjī

The one on horseback doesn't know the hardship of the one on foot; the well-fed doesn't know the hunger of the starving

驴肚子下驴，一个心肠

lǘ dǔzi xià lǘ, yí gè xīncháng

a donkey gives birth to a donkey: the same heart and guts

骆驼下骡子，怪种

luòtuo xià luózi, guài zhǒng

A camel giving birth to a mule: a strange breed

验收的时间定在下周三。

Yànshōu de shíjiān dìng zài xià zhōusān.

The acceptance inspection is set for next Wednesday.

鸭子下河,呱呱叫

yāzi xià hé,guāguājiào

a duck going into the river: quacking

黄毛鸭子刚下河,不知深浅

Huángmáo yāzi gāng xià hé,bùzhīshēnqiǎn

a yellow-downed duckling just entering the river: doesn't know how deep or shallow

黄连树下一棵小草,苦苗儿

huángliánshù xià yì kē xiǎocǎo,kǔ miáo ér

a little blade of grass under a goldthread tree: a bitter sprout

黄连树下弹琴,苦中作乐

huángliánshù xià tánqín,kǔzhōngzuòlè

playing the zither under a goldthread tree: making merriment in bitterness

黄鼠狼下老鼠,一代不如一代

huángshǔláng xià lǎoshǔ,yídàibùrúyídài

a weasel giving birth to mice: each generation is worse than the last

黎明时，农民已经下地干活了。

Límíng shí, nóngmín yǐjīng xià dì gànhuóle.

At dawn, the farmers were already out working in the fields.