# 下游 (xiàyóu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 下游 (xiàyóu) means “lower reaches; downstream; lower level”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: lower reaches; downstream; lower level
- Pinyin: xiàyóu (xia4 you2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这条河的下游有几座大城市。
  Zhè tiáo hé de xiàyóu yǒu jǐ zuò dà chéngshì.
  There are several large cities in the lower reaches of the river.

## Characters

- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below
- [游](https://hanziro.com/word/you-swim/) (yóu): to swim; to travel

https://hanziro.com/word/xia-you-lower-reaches/

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