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不下

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bù xià

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Definitions

  1. 1. to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)

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我放 不下 。
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Words Containing 不下

不下于
bù xià yú

as many as; no less than

久攻不下
jiǔ gōng bù xià

to attack for a long time without success

干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ

all thunder but no rain (idiom)

吃不下
chī bu xià

not feel like eating

居高不下
jū gāo bù xià

(of prices, rates etc) to remain high

抹不下脸
mǒ bù xià liǎn

to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)

放不下
fàng bu xià

to have no room to put sth

放不下心
fàng bu xià xīn

cannot stop worrying

活不下去
huó bù xià qu

impossible to make a living

争执不下
zhēng zhí bù xià

to quarrel endlessly

相持不下
xiāng chí bù xià

at a stalemate

过不下
guò bu xià

to be unable to continue living (in a certain manner)

Child Words of 不下

下
xià

down

不
bù

no; not so

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