Meaning of xià:
下
down; downwards; below; later
Qǐng nǐ bǎ shū fàng xià.
请你把书放下。
Please put the book down.
Yǔ cóng tiānshàng xià lái.
雨从天上下来。
The rain comes down from the sky.
Qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi xià.
请把书放在桌子下。
Please put the book below the table.
Wǒmen míngtiān zài tǎolùn zhè jiàn shìqíng, xià bān hòu jiàn.
我们明天再讨论这件事情，下班后见。
Let's discuss this matter tomorrow, see you after work.
lower; to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
Tā jiāng hézi fàng zài zhuōzi xià.
他将盒子放在桌子下。
He placed the box under the table.
Gǔpiào shìchǎng jīntiān de qūshì zài chíxù de xià xià.
股票市场今天的趋势在持续地下下。
The trend in the stock market is continuously declining today.
Dāng yǔ kāishǐ xià de shíhòu, wǒmen mǎshàng zhǎo dìfāng bì yǔ.
当雨开始下的时候，我们马上找地方避雨。
When it started to rain, we immediately looked for a place to take shelter.
Jīngguò cháng shíjiān de tǎolùn, tāmen zhōngyú xià le yī gè juécè.
经过长时间的讨论，他们终于下了一个决策。
After a long discussion, they finally arrived at a decision.
next (week etc)
Wǒmen jìhuà xià ge xīngqī qù lǚxíng.
我们计划下个星期去旅行。
We plan to go on a trip next week.
second (of two parts)
Zhège gùshì gòngyǒu liǎng bùfèn, xiànzài kāishǐ yuèdú xià bàn bùfèn.
这个故事共有两部分，现在开始阅读下半部分。
This story has two parts, now let's start reading the second half.
measure word to show the frequency of an action
Zhège dòngzuò nǐ xūyào zuò sān xià.
这个动作你需要做三下。
You need to do this action three times.
