Meaning of 当下
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
dāngxià
- immediately
- at once
- at that moment
- at the moment
当下 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
你一定要活在当下,不能总是留恋过去。
You must live in the present, not in the past.
她对当下的流行很敏感。
She follows the latest craze.
我们看到了一部揭示当下社会真实偏见的戏剧。
We saw a theatre piece which brings the true prejudices of the present society.
为何如何?你疑问的当下就是科学的开端。
Science begins when you ask why and how.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
当 dāng · to be · 6 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
下 xià · down · 3 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
Related words
Words that share a character with 当下.
| 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] |
| 当时 | dāngshí | then; at that time |
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind |
Questions about 当下
What does 当下 mean?
当下 (dāngxià) means "immediately; at once" and is used as a adverb.
How do you write 当下?
当下 is made of 2 characters: 当 (6 strokes), 下 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 当下 an HSK word?
Yes. 当下 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 当下 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 当下 is written 當下.