以下 meaning in English

yǐxià

that level or lower; that amount or less

HSK 2noun7 strokes

Meaning of 以下

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǐxià

that level or lower
that amount or less
the following

How to use 以下

以下 follows a number or level to mean that amount or less, or it introduces what comes next in a text or speech. Example: 六岁以下的孩子免费。(Liù suì yǐxià de háizi miǎnfèi.) Children six and under are free.

以 (yǐ) marks a starting point, and 下 (xià) means below. So 以下 means "from this point down," like everything under a line drawn on a page.

Common mistake: Learners often assume 以下 always excludes the number itself, but in everyday use 十人以下 (shí rén yǐxià) usually includes ten. In legal or precise contexts the boundary can be ambiguous, so writers sometimes add 含 (hán, including) or 不含 (bù hán, not including).

以下 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā给gěi了le以yǐ下xià的de答dá复fù。

He answered as follows.

以yǐ下xià是shì我wǒ写xiě的de内nèi容róng。

Here's what I wrote.

18岁suì以yǐ下xià不bù可kě以yǐ结jié婚hūn。

People under 18 cannot marry.

以yǐ下xià是shì我wǒ们men怎zěn么me做zuò的de。

Here's how we do it.

以yǐ下xià是shì我wǒ们men不bù支zhī持chí他tā的de看kàn法fǎ的de理lǐ由yóu。

The reason why we cannot support his view will be given below.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

以 yǐ · to use · 4 strokes

下 xià · down · 3 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 以下.

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]
可以	kěyǐ	can; may
所以	suǒyǐ	therefore; as a result

Questions about 以下

What does 以下 mean?

以下 (yǐxià) means "that level or lower; that amount or less" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 以下?

以下 is made of 2 characters: 以 (4 strokes), 下 (3 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.

Is 以下 an HSK word?

Yes. 以下 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the opposite of 以下?

The opposite is 以上 (yǐshàng), meaning that amount or more, or the above. For example, 十八岁以上 (shíbā suì yǐshàng) means eighteen and older.

How do I use 以下 to introduce a list?

Put it before the content, often with 是 or a colon. For example, 以下是我的建议 (yǐxià shì wǒ de jiànyì) means "The following are my suggestions."