之下 (zhī xià) — under, below, less than (formal suffix)
Definition
Formal literary suffix meaning 'under / below' — attaches after a noun (领导之下, 零度之下) where spoken Chinese would use 下面 or 以下.
suffix
underbelowless than (formal suffix)
Examples
- 之下,。Zài dǎng de lǐng dǎo zhī xià, wǒ men qǔ dé le shèng lì.Under the leadership of the Party, we achieved victory.
- 之下,。Wēn dù zài líng dù zhī xià, shuǐ huì jié bīng.When the temperature is below zero, water freezes.
- 之下。Tā nián líng zài sān shí zhī xià.His age is under thirty.
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