以下 (yǐ xià) — below, under (a certain amount or level); the following (in a list or document)

Definition

以下 marks a threshold (a number, age, or level) and means 'and below' or introduces 'the following' in a list. Unlike 下面, it only describes ordering/quantity, not physical position.

noun
belowunder (a certain amount or level)the following (in a list or document)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 以下。
    Jīn tiān wēn dù zài shí dù yǐ xià.
    The temperature today is below ten degrees.
  • 以下。
    Qǐng dú yí xià yǐ xià de jù zi.
    Please read the following sentences.
  • 以下。
    Sān suì yǐ xià de ér tóng miǎn fèi.
    Children under three are free.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
前缀qiánzhuìPrefix

A fixed syllable in front that adds a shade of meaning but carries none of its own.

以yǐreference point
下xiàbelow

以下 joins 以, pointing to a reference, with 下, meaning below, to mean below that level or amount.

Characters in this word

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

The shape came from a drawing of a person carrying something; in 以, part of that person is still visible on the right.

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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.

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Grammar

Appears in
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