下 xià

1. xià pronoun next
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '下' adj 2)
2. xià noun bottom
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 底部 (Guoyu '下' n 1; Unihan '下')
3. xià verb to fall / to drop / to go down / to descend
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 降落 (Guoyu '下' v 1)
4. xià measure word measure word for time
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '下' n 6)
5. xià adverb expresses completion of an action
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '下' adv 1)
6. xià verb to announce
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 颁布 (Guoyu '下' v 8)
7. xià verb to do
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 使用 (Guoyu '下' v 10)
8. xià verb to withdraw / to leave / to exit
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '下' v 6)
9. xià preposition under / below
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Also considered a locative particle (Sun 2006, loc. 903)
10. xià noun the lower class / a member of the lower class
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '下' n 2)
11. xià noun inside
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '下' n 3)
12. xià noun an aspect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 方面 (Guoyu '下' n 4)
13. xià noun a certain time
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '下' n 5)
14. xià measure word a time / an instance
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '下' n 6)
15. xià verb to capture / to take
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 攻克 (Guoyu '下' v 2)
16. xià verb to put in
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 放入 or 投入 (Guoyu '下' v 3)
17. xià verb to enter
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 进入 (Guoyu '下' v 4)
18. xià verb to eliminate / to remove / to get off
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 除去 (Guoyu '下' v 5)
19. xià verb to finish work or school
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 下班 or 下课 (Guoyu '下' v 6)
20. xià verb to go
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 往 (Guoyu '下' v 11)
21. xià verb to scorn / to look down on
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 轻视 (Guoyu '下' v 12)
22. xià verb to modestly decline
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 谦让 (Guoyu '下' v 13)
23. xià verb to produce
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 生产 (Guoyu '下' v 14)
24. xià verb to stay at / to lodge at
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 住宿 or 留宿 (Guoyu '下' v 14)
25. xià verb to decide
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 决定 (Guoyu '下' v 16)
26. xià verb to be less than
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 少于 (Guoyu '下' v 17)
27. xià adjective humble / lowly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 微贱 (Guoyu '下' adj 3)

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• 1 心中要有根 才能开花结果 2. 心中要有愿 才能成就事业 3. 心中要有理 才能走遍天下 4. 心中要有德 才能涵容万物 5. 心中要有道 才能拥有法乐 6. 心中要有佛 才能任运自在(1 心中要有根 才能開花結果 2. 心中要有願 才能成就事業 3. 心中要有理 才能走遍天下 4. 心中要有德 才能涵容萬物 5. 心中要有道 才能擁有法樂 6. 心中要有佛 才能任運自在) Always think of our roots if we wish to harvest fruitful results. Always think of vows if we wish for a successful career. Always think of reasons if we wish to set foot all over the world. Always think of virtue if we wish to embrace the entire universe. Always think of the Path if we wish to have the joy of Dharma. Always think of the Buddha if we wish to have perfect ease.
• 世界和平　天下一家 Peace for the World; One World, One Family
• 花前月下景色美 天上人间喜乐多(花前月下景色美 天上人間喜樂多) Flowers and moonlight, a beautiful view; Heaven and Earth, all places of joy.
• 了却人间多少事 笑开天下古今愁(了却人間多少事 笑開天下古今愁) See through the many mundane affairs, Laugh away sorrows past and present.
• 股票有涨有跌 经商有赚有赔 事业有起有落 计划有成有败 比赛有胜有负 地位有上有下 际遇有好有坏 人生有得有失(股票有漲有跌 經商有賺有賠 事業有起有落 計劃有成有敗 比賽有勝有負 地位有上有下 際遇有好有壞 人生有得有失) Stocks will rise and fall. Business has its profits and losses. Careers may succeed or fail. Plans will progress or decline. Races will create winners and losers. Ranking can climb or drop. A circumstance can be good or bad. Life has its gains and losses.
• 步步登高易 心心放下难(步步登高易 心心放下難) Step by step easy it is to ascend; Thought after thought hard it is to let go.
• 发心发展　放眼天下(發心發展　放眼天下) Resolve and Develop; Set Your Heart on the World
• 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.
• 佛在心中　道在当下(佛在心中　道在當下) The Buddha is in One's Mind; The Path is in the Present Moment
• 悟在心中　道在当下(悟在心中　道在當下) Awakening Is in the Mind; The Path Is in the Present Moment
• 静观天下事 参透世间情(靜觀天下事 參透世間情) Observing the happening of the world; Intuiting the insight of worldly sentiments.

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下至上 、 潸然泪下 、 下议院议员 、 下落不明 、 天下无难事，只怕有心人 、 下体 、 在地下 、 依人篱下 、 历代志下 、 落下闳 、 大树底下好乘凉 、 一较高下 、 泪如雨下 、 下襬 、 上山下乡 、 伞下 、 上有天堂，下有苏杭 、 下午茶 、 智力低下 、 胯下物 、 下发 、 下箭头 、 下不为例 、 下级法院 、 灶下婢 、 下馆子 、 地下室 、 下三滥 、 釉下彩 、 四下里 、 地下铁路 、 伞下 、 天下文化 、 富甲天下 、 下花园 、 下脚料 、 下单 、 下马陵 、 冈下肌 、 脚下

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• Monasteries in the Mountains and Monasteries in the in the Cities - Monastics Living in Seclusion and Monastics Living in Society 山林寺院和都市寺院-----兼論蘭若比丘和人間比丘 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 49
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 34
• India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 33
• Section 2 China - Chapter 9: Chan School of Buddhism Gathers Large Numbers of Followers 第二篇　中國篇 第九章　禪宗的風起雲湧 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 30
• My Ideas for Establishing a European Buddhist Center 我想建立歐洲佛教中心 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 10 - Places of Practice 2 《百年佛緣10－道場篇2》 — count: 28
• Hsing Yun Diary 20 - Discussing Emptiness and Existence: The Vertical is Exhausted by the Three Time Periods 星雲日記20～談空說有 豎窮三際(1992/11/16～1992/11/30) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 28
• Buddhism and the Flowers of Causes and Conditions 佛教與花的因緣 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 27
• Hsing Yun Diary 2 - Inventing a Comprehensive Life 星雲日記２～創造全面的人生 創造全面的人生(1989/12/16~12/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 27
• Embracing Nature: Ecology from a Buddhist Perspective (1) 佛教與自然生態（上） Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 27
• Hsing Yun Diary 40 - Skillful Use of Spiritual Powers: Active Compassion 星雲日記40～神通妙用 積極的慈悲(1996/4/16~1996/4/30) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 27