零下

líng xià

below zero

Dictionary entry

below zero (esp. temperature)

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See it in sentences

北方冬天常常零下。

Běifāng dōngtiān chángcháng líng xià.

English

In the north it is often below zero in winter.

外面零下了,多穿点。

Wàimiàn líng xià le, duō chuān diǎn.

English

It is below zero outside, dress warmly.

Goes with

  • 零下了below zero now
  • 气温零下temperature below zero
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