下来(xià lai): to come down
to come down
Character breakdown
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How 下来 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
老人坐了下来。
lǎo rén zuò le xià lái
The old man sat down.
玛丽跪了下来。
mǎ lì guì le xià lái
Mary knelt down.
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