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downstream

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xia4you2 xiàyóu

Meaning


Primary

downstream

Mnemonic


To go 下游 downstream, you need 游 to swim downwards towards the low reaches of the stream 下 below you.

Usage


船 在 向 下游 行进。

The ship is making its way downstream.

她 住 在 下游。

She lives downstream.