下山 (xià shān) — to descend a mountain; to go down a hill; to set (of the sun or moon)
Definition
Literally 'go down a mountain', but also used literally for the sun or moon 'setting' below the horizon. Distinguish from 上山 ('go up a mountain').
verb
to descend a mountainto go down a hillto set (of the sun or moon)
Examples
- 下山。Wǒ míng tiān xià shān.I will go down the mountain tomorrow.
- 。Wǒ xià le shān jiù qù xǐ zǎo.After I come down the mountain, I'll go take a shower.
- 下山，。Tài yáng xià shān le, tiān kuài hēi le.The sun has set, and it will soon be dark.
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