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下达 (xià dá) — to issue, to transmit downward (an order, decree, notification, etc.)

Definition

Used when a higher authority officially sends an order, directive, or task down to lower levels. Pairs with 通知 (notify/inform) and 发出 (issue/send out) — 下达 is more authoritative and typically concerns commands or assignments from above.

verb
to issueto transmit downward (an order, decree, notification, etc.)

Examples

  • 下达。
    Shàng jí yǐ jīng xià dá le míng què de zhǐ shì.
    The higher authorities have already issued clear instructions.
  • ，下达。
    Huì yì jié shù hòu, gōng sī huì xià dá xīn de rèn wu.
    After the meeting, the company will issue new tasks.
  • 下达。
    Qǐng děng dài zǒng bù zhèng shì xià dá zhè ge fāng àn.
    Please wait for headquarters to formally issue this plan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

下xiàdownward
达dáreach

下 gives downward, and 达 gives reach, so it means to transmit something downward.

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.

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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
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
大
大dà达dá
Same sound today

This form 达 pairs 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 大 as a sound component.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Management

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