Definition
下山 is a separable verb (离不词) meaning 'to go down a mountain'. The 山 can be separated from 下 by a measure word, duration, or other element, e.g., 下了山 (descended the mountain). It also has an astronomical sense for the sun or moon setting below the horizon. A rare literary sense refers to a woman losing her husband, but that is not common in modern usage.
v.o.
to descend a mountainto go down a hillto set (of the sun or moon)
Examples
- 下山。Wǒ míngtiān xià shān.I will go down the mountain tomorrow.
- 。Wǒ xià le shān jiù qù xǐzǎo.After I come down the mountain, I'll go take a shower.
- 下山，。Tàiyáng xià shān le, tiān kuài hēi le.The sun has set, and it will soon be dark.
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