Meaning of 下楼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to go downstairs
How to use 下楼
下楼 is a verb phrase meaning to go downstairs, often used when meeting someone or leaving home. It works like 下车 (xià chē), where 下 means to get down or off something. Example: 我马上下楼。(Wǒ mǎshàng xià lóu.) I'm coming downstairs right now.
下 (xià) means down and 楼 (lóu) means a building or floor, so 下楼 is simply going down the building's floors. Picture 下 as a line with a mark pointing below it, leading you down the stairs.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 下楼 (to go downstairs, an action) with 楼下 (lóu xià, downstairs, a place). Say 我在楼下 (I am downstairs) but 我下楼了 (I went downstairs).
下楼 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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下 xià · down · 3 strokes
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楼 lóu · house with more than 1 story · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 下楼.
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class |
| 下边 | xiàbian | under; the underside |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 教学楼 | jiàoxuélóu | school building; academic building |
Questions about 下楼
What does 下楼 mean?
下楼 (xià lóu) means "to go downstairs".
How do you write 下楼?
下楼 is made of 2 characters: 下 (3 strokes), 楼 (13 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 下楼 an HSK word?
Yes. 下楼 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 下楼 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 下楼 is written 下樓.
How do I say go upstairs in Chinese?
Use 上楼 (shàng lóu), the opposite of 下楼. For example, 他上楼睡觉了 (Tā shàng lóu shuìjiào le) means He went upstairs to sleep.
Can I add 来 or 去 after 下楼?
Yes. 下楼来 (xià lóu lái) means come downstairs toward the speaker, and 下楼去 (xià lóu qù) means go downstairs away from the speaker. You can also say 下来 (xiàlái) alone when the stairs are clear from context.