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如下 (rú xià) — as follows

Definition

A written/formal adverbial phrase meaning 'as follows' — introduces information, reasons, or plans that come next, almost always in writing rather than speech.

verb
as follows

Examples

  • 如下。
    Wǒ de jì huà rú xià.
    My plan is as follows.
  • 如下。
    Jù tǐ zuò fǎ rú xià.
    The specific method is as follows.
  • 如下。
    Tā de lǐ yóu rú xià.
    His reasons are as follows.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

如rúlike
下xiàbelow

如 means 'like' and 下 means 'below'; together they mean 'like below', i.e. as follows.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ如rú
Same sound today

如 is built from 口 (mouth) for its meaning and 女 (woman) for its sound.

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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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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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