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Chinese
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's; him/her/it; this
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under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
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simp. and trad.
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之
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下
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Pronunciation
Postposition
之下
- (literally, figuratively) below; under; beneath
- 相比之下 ― xiāngbǐ zhīxià ― by comparison
覆巢之下，焉有完卵？ [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]- Fù cháo zhīxià, yān yǒu wán luǎn?
- Under a rolled-over nest, how come that any unbroken egg exists? (rhetorical)
他的技術水平絕對不在專家之下。 [MSC, trad.]
他的技术水平绝对不在专家之下。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā de jìshù shuǐpíng juéduì bù zài zhuānjiā zhīxià.
- His technical skill is definitely not inferior to that of a specialist.
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