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零下 (líng xià): below zero

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4noun/adjective

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: below zero
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun/adjective
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

below zero (esp. temperature)
below zero (especially of temperature)

Chinese explanation

温度在零度以下，通常用来表示天气很冷。例如零下五度比零度还要低五度。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

zero

HSK 1

down

Example sentences

Today's temperature is five degrees below zero.

Winters in Harbin are often around twenty degrees below zero.

It's ten degrees below zero outside; you should wear more.

The temperature dropped below zero.

In an environment of minus thirty degrees, it is very hard to start a car.

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