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下山

to descend a mountain

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xia4shan1 • xiàshān

Meaning

Primary

to descend a mountain

Alternatives

descend a mountain, descending a mountain, descends a mountain, descended a mountain, to descend the mountain, descend the mountain

Mnemonic

In order 下山 to descend a mountain one must first get 下 below the 山 mountain. If you are at the top or in the middle, you aren't done descending.

Usage

我们 要 下山。

We are going to go descend the mountain.

他们 天黑 前 就 下山 了。

They descended the mountain before dark.

我们 什么 时候 下山？

When do we descend the mountain?