# 下边 (xiàbian)

In Mandarin Chinese, 下边 (xiàbian) means “under; below; underside”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: under; below; underside
- Pinyin: xiàbian (xia4 bian5)
- Traditional: 下邊
- HSK 3.0 · Level 1

## Examples

- 猫在椅子下边。
  Māo zài yǐzi xiàbian.
  The cat is under the chair.

## Characters

- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below
- [边](https://hanziro.com/word/bian-side/) (biān): side; edge

https://hanziro.com/word/xia-bian-under/

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