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下山 (xià shān) — to descend a mountain; to go down a hill; to set (of the sun or moon)

Definition

Literally 'go down a mountain', but also used literally for the sun or moon 'setting' below the horizon. Distinguish from 上山 ('go up a mountain').

verb
to descend a mountainto go down a hillto set (of the sun or moon)

Examples

  • 下山。
    Wǒ míng tiān xià shān.
    I will go down the mountain tomorrow.
  • 。
    Wǒ xià le shān jiù qù xǐ zǎo.
    After I come down the mountain, I'll go take a shower.
  • 下山，。
    Tài yáng xià shān le, tiān kuài hēi le.
    The sun has set, and it will soon be dark.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

下xiàdescend
山shānmountain

下 means descend and 山 means mountain, so the word describes going down a mountain.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

Open 下 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

Open 山 →
Appears in
Geography & Landforms

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