Meaning of 乡下
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiāngxia
- countryside
- rural area
Measure word: 個|个
乡下 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我不喜欢住在乡下。
I don't like living in the country.
他住在乡下地区。
He dwells in the country.
我父母住在乡下。
My parents live in the country.
我父亲住在乡下。
My father lives in the country.
汤姆回乡下了。
Tom went back to his hometown.
Stroke order for each character
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乡 xiāng · country or countryside · 3 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
下 xià · down · 3 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
Related words
Words that share a character with 乡下.
| 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] |
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind |
| 放下 | fàngxia | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside |
Questions about 乡下
What does 乡下 mean?
乡下 (xiāngxia) means "countryside; rural area" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 乡下?
乡下 is made of 2 characters: 乡 (3 strokes), 下 (3 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.
Is 乡下 an HSK word?
Yes. 乡下 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 乡下 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 乡下 is written 鄉下.