下来 (xià lái) — to come down; (directional complement) down (toward the speaker); (aspectual complement) indicates completion or continuation of an action
Definition
下来 (xià lái) marks downward motion toward the speaker and is the opposite of 上来 ('up, toward the speaker'). After a verb it also shows an action finishing or a state settling in (e.g. 雨停下来了).
verb
to come down(directional complement) down (toward the speaker)(aspectual complement) indicates completion or continuation of an action
Examples
- 下来！Kuài cóng shù shàng xià lái!Come down from the tree quickly!
- 。Qǐng xiě xià lái zhè jù huà.Please write down this sentence.
- 。Yǔ tíng xià lái le.The rain has stopped.
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