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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

下来 [xiàlái]
  1. 1. verb [指由高到低] come down
    我不上去了，你下来吧。
    I won't come up – you come down.
  2. 2. verb [指作物成熟] be harvested
  3. 3. verb [用于动词后,指脱离物]
    那孩子从床上摔了下来。
    The child fell off the bed.
    他把眼镜摘了下来。
    He took off his glasses.
    他把书中的一页撕了下来。
    He tore a page out of the book.
  4. 4. verb [用于动词后,指持续时]
    这条老规矩是祖上传下来的。
    This custom has been passed down by our predecessors.
    学习非常艰难，但他坚持下来了。
    Studying was arduous, but he persisted.
  5. 5. verb [用于动词后,表示动作]
    夫妇俩的争吵平息下来了。
    The couple's argument petered out.
    这道难题我们一定要拿下来。
    We certainly need to sort out this problem.
  6. 6. verb [表示出现某种状态]
    队伍的步伐慢了下来。
    The pace of the team began to slow.
    灯光暗了下来。
    The light started to fade.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

下来 [xiàlái]
  1. 1. come down; descend
    梯子不牢，快下来!
    Come down at once! The ladder isn't steady.
    快下来，跟我们一块踢球。
  2. 2. come down to a place regarded as being lower or below
    新任务下来了。
    A new task has fallen on us.
    旧的任务还没完成，新的就已经下来了。
  3. 3. (of farm crops) be harvested
    麦子已经下来了。
    The wheat has been harvested.
    这是今年刚下来的核桃。
  4. 4. (of a period of time) be over; come to an end
    一年下来，他的技术大有提高。
    After one year's work, his skills have improved a lot.
    两年下来，他的口语已经没什么问题了。
  5. 5. alight; (indicating motion toward a lower or nearer position) down (here)
    溪水从山上流下来。
    The stream flows down from the mountain.
    路上的这些大石头都是从山上滚下来的。
  6. 6. (used after a verb of duration) up to the present; till the end (or finish)
    古代流传下来的寓言
    fables handed down from ancient times
    我手里有一块从祖上传下来的红宝石。
  7. 7. used after a verb, expressing completion or finality of an action
    风突然停了下来。
    The wind dropped all of a sudden.
    剩下来的就这么些了。
    This is all that's left.
    那匹狂奔的马终于停了下来。
    我用剩下来的钱买了一碗面。
  8. 8. used after an adjective, indicating increasing degree
    他的声音慢慢低了下来。
    His voice trailed off.
    天色渐渐黑下来。
    It was getting darker and darker.
    旗子被慢慢降下来。
    灯光渐渐暗了下来，电影马上就开始了。
  9. 9. get off; get out of

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

下来 [xiàlái]
  1. 1. 动 指位置向说话人这边变换。a)从高处来
    他下来就该轮到你了。
  2. 2. 动 农作物成熟并收获
    谷子快下来了。
  3. 3. 动 表示一段时间终结
    一年下来,盈余不少。
  4. 4. 动 用在动词后，表示动作、行为向着说话人的位置或动作的持续、完成
    沿着河边走下来|
    从历史上传下来。
  5. 5. 动 用在形容词后,表示某种状态开始出现并会继续发展
    教室刚刚安静下来。
    车速慢了下来。
  6. 6. 耲口语中有时读轻声，参见"上来(ｌáｉ)""上来(ｌɑｉ)"的提示。脲参见"下去"的提示。
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Examples

大幕一拉开，观众顿时安静下来。
As soon as the curtain rose, the audience quieted down. → 安静
天色渐渐暗下来了。
It's getting dark. → 暗
他们祖上传下来的产业早就变卖掉了。
They sold their ancestral estate long ago. → 产业
穗子沉沉地垂下来。
The ears hang heavy on the stalks. → 沉沉
夜深了，村子里沉静下来。
It was late at night, and all was quiet in the village. → 沉静
他听了这一番话，紧张的心情渐渐弛缓下来。
On hearing this he calmed down. → 弛缓
这种药方没能传下来。
That herbal prescription has been lost to posterity. → 传
她两行眼泪簌簌地垂落下来。
Tears streamed down her cheeks. → 垂落
他眼皮耷拉下来，一会儿就睡着了。
His eyelids drooped and he was soon asleep. → 耷拉
他把孩子们打发走了，坐下来工作。
He sent the children away and sat down to work. → 打发
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Word Decomposition

下
[xià] 		+ 来
[lái]

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