下来

Traditional: 下來

xià lai

Dictionary entry

to come down

What does 下来 mean?

下来 (xià lai) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to come down

2(completed action marker)

3(after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)

4(indicates continuation from the past towards us)

5to be harvested (of crops)

6to be over (of a period of time)

7to go among the masses (said of leaders)

Character breakdown

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下xiàdown · downwards 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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下来

xià lai

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