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7-9

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

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


我們 要 下山。

We are going to go down the mountain.