How to Say ‘Underneath’ in Simplified Chinese
在...下面
zài xià miàn
[zai shyah-mian]
💬 Usage Tip: [在] + place + location word is a very common pattern: [在桌子下面] (under the table), [在车下面] (under the car). The [在] goes before the place, not before [下面] alone.
Phrase Breakdown
在
zài
[zai]
at
Used to indicate location or position.
猫在床下面。
The cat is under the bed.
下面
xià miàn
[shyah-mian]
below
Lower in position than something else.
书在桌子下面。
The book is below the table.
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