之下 (zhī xià) — under, below, less than (formal suffix)

Definition

Examples

• 在党的领导之下，我们取得了胜利。
  Zài dǎng de lǐng dǎo zhī xià, wǒ men qǔ dé le shèng lì.
  Under the leadership of the Party, we achieved victory.
• 温度在零度之下，水会结冰。
  Wēn dù zài líng dù zhī xià, shuǐ huì jié bīng.
  When the temperature is below zero, water freezes.
• 他年龄在三十之下。
  Tā nián líng zài sān shí zhī xià.
  His age is under thirty.

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